PE21 6DW

Skirbeck · 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
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 6DP 53 m
PE21 0HS 66 m
PE21 6DG 66 m
PE21 6DR 77 m
PE21 6DB 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 6DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 6
Latitude
52.971073
Longitude
-0.014263
British National Grid easting
533,446
British National Grid northing
343,366

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Electoral ward
Skirbeck · E05009628
Parish or community
E43000109
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00132063
Lower layer super output area
Boston 003C · E01026025
Middle layer super output area
Boston 003 · E02005419

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Charles Street, Boston, PE21 6DW 1 April 2026 £75,000
6, Charles Street, Boston, PE21 6DW 1 April 2026 £75,000
19, Charles Street, Boston, PE21 6DW 19 March 2021 £57,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Boston College

    Further education

    253 m
  2. Boston Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    283 m
  3. St Nicholas CE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,351
  • Anti social behaviour 620
  • Shoplifting 544
  • Criminal damage and arson 279
  • Public order 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

30 female, 21 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.1
PE21 6 residents
3,334

Age bands in PE21 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

514 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

417 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

1,074 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

772 residents

Age 65 and over
9.3%

286 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE21 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    729 m

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    829 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    1.3 km

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    1.4 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

  • The Napoleon PH

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • The Napoleon PH

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Boston College

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Boston College Car Park

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 003C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,228 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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
23
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

Property market

The five-year median is £75,000 from 2 recorded sales in PE21 6DW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Boston is £180,778 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boston College is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 322.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,351 events.

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