PE21 8AD

Skirbeck · Boston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 8PY 17 m
PE21 8GA 36 m
PE21 8PX 43 m
PE21 8AB 52 m
PE21 8PZ 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 8AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8
Latitude
52.970664
Longitude
-0.027536
British National Grid easting
532,556
British National Grid northing
343,296

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
E00169323
Lower layer super output area
Boston 003F · E01034682
Middle layer super output area
Boston 003 · E02005419

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

    Free schools

    468 m
  2. The Boston Grammar School

    Academy converter

    605 m
  3. Staniland Academy

    Academy converter

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,492
  • Anti social behaviour 667
  • Shoplifting 539
  • Criminal damage and arson 311
  • Public order 231

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE21 8 residents
13,679

Age bands in PE21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,684 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,600 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

4,232 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

3,356 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

1,891 residents

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    336 m

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    590 m

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    712 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    1.3 km

  • KIRTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOSTON ROAD, KIRTON, BOSTON, PE20 1DS

    ODS code C83057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Stells Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Stells Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • The Range

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • The Range

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles
  • Whitehorse Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 003F, 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

4,514 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,492 events.

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