PE21 6JJ Boston
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Trinity. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Manor Gardens, Boston: 14 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Boston in 2026-27: Band D £2,309 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,539 | £1,796 | £2,052 | £2,309 | £2,822 | £3,335 | £3,848 | £4,617 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (73% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land to the south of Main Ridge East, Boston: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Former Boston United Ground and Glider Drome.: up to 62 homes, 2 (270 m)
- The Woadman, Church Road, Boston, permissioned (290 m)
- Land to the north of Main Ridge East, Boston: up to 14 homes, 2 (320 m)
- Land to the north-east of Freiston Road, Boston: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land off Threadneedle Street/Mastins Court, Boston, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park to the rear of 27-29 Wide Bargate, Boston, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Exchange Buildings 36-39 Market Place, Boston, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 14 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Boston 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hubberts Bridge 760 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Swineshead 1,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Crescent Boston | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Boston | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Boston Market Place | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 70.4 km (44 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 89.8 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greyfriars Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boston Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Main Ridge West Dental Practice | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Pilgrim Hospital (Nuh) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Boston Police Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lincolnshire Co-op - Skirbeck Road Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hussey Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m south-west. 233 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hussey Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-west |
| Hussey Tower | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-west |
| Freemasons' Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Blackfriars Arts Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Guildhall and attached gate | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Moated site 480m north east of Wyberton West Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Boston Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Rochford Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Pioneer Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Beech Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Jenny's Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Kingfisher Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Hawk Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Manor Gardens.