PE20 3JY

Swineshead and Holland Fen · Boston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Boston
Local authority
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Postcode district
PE20
Postcode sector
PE20 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE20 3NN 578 m
PE20 3AJ 805 m
PE20 2PU 821 m
PE20 3JU 876 m
PE20 3AL 906 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE20 3JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE20
Postcode sector
PE20 3
Latitude
52.929239
Longitude
-0.141603
British National Grid easting
525,016
British National Grid northing
338,484

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Parish or community
E04005584
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00132118
Lower layer super output area
Boston 006C · E01026034
Middle layer super output area
Boston 006 · E02005422

Postcode source versions

Explore PE20

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Cottage, Golden Grove, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JY 21 June 2018 £106,000
The Cottage, Golden Grove, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JY 19 March 2004 £396,000
The Cottage, Golden Grove, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JY 24 May 1995 £76,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Cowley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.7 km
  3. The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
PE20 3 residents
5,227

Age bands in PE20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

733 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

470 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,022 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,358 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

1,179 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE20 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • SWINESHEAD SURGERY

    FAIRFAX HOUSE, 1 PACKHORSE LANE, SWINESHEAD, BOSTON, PE20 3JE

    ODS code C83015

    1.7 km

  • SUTTERTON SURGERY

    SPALDING ROAD, SUTTERTON, BOSTON, PE20 2ET

    ODS code C83614

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Layby

    BCT · Hoffleet Stow

    0.5 miles
  • Bentley's Garage

    BCT · Swineshead

    0.6 miles
  • Bentley's Garage

    BCT · Swineshead

    0.6 miles
  • Bicker Bar Hotel

    BCT · Bicker Bar

    0.7 miles
  • Bicker Bar Hotel

    BCT · Bicker Bar

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 006C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,415 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.