Sharpes Paddock Bicker, Boston
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE20), about 100 m long. USRN 3645513.
3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale. 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Boston costs £2,309 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Swineshead, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 740 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 4 m above sea level. The nearest GP surgery is Swineshead Surgery, about 2.5 km away. About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2020 | SALT HAVEN PE20 3DL | Other | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Oct 2019 | MORLEY LODGE PE20 3DL | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2002 | MORLEY LODGE PE20 3DL | Detached | £73,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 269 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (1); 2020 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 street: most are in band A (29% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bicker (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- MORLEY COTTAGES, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE20 3DL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE20 3DP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swineshead 1,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km |
| Hubberts Bridge 760 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Heckington 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Ye Olde Red Lion PH Bicker | 70 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 73.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | East Midlands Airport EMA | 78.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swineshead Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Lincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD | 2.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Fen House Dental Practice | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | The Johnson Community Hospital | 13.3 km |
| Police station | Kirton Police Office | 8.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Bicker Bar Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,180 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,330 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,850 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ye Olde Red Lion PE20 3EF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Lane (11); On or near Thorlby Haven (6); On or near Donington Road (3); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (1); On or near Morley Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Red Lion Street · Morley Lane · Thorlby Haven · Church Road · Old Main Road · Monument Road · Low Gate Lane · Gedney Close · Church Road · High Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.