PE21 8DX

Fenside · Boston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Boston
Ward
Fenside
Local authority
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 8JW 75 m
PE21 8JF 96 m
PE21 8JE 97 m
PE21 8JH 126 m
PE21 8JA 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 8DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8
Latitude
52.985183
Longitude
-0.045959
British National Grid easting
531,275
British National Grid northing
344,877

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Electoral ward
Fenside · E05009622
Parish or community
E43000109
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00131988
Lower layer super output area
Boston 002A · E01026010
Middle layer super output area
Boston 002 · E02005418

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Joy Paine Close, Boston, PE21 8DX 28 July 2023 £151,000
48, Joy Paine Close, Boston, PE21 8DX 28 July 2023 £151,000
42, Joy Paine Close, Boston, PE21 8DX 4 August 2022 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Boston West Academy

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    932 m
  2. Park Academy

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    1.1 km
  3. Carlton Road Academy

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 829
  • Anti social behaviour 363
  • Shoplifting 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Other theft 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
119

55 female, 64 male

Postcode households
64
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE21 8 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

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    1.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    1.7 km

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    1.9 km

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    1.9 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

  • Joy Paine Close

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Joy Paine Close

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Puritan Way

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Tilney Avenue

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Puritan Way

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 002A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,314 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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
66
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 £150,500 from 6 recorded sales in PE21 8DX. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boston West Academy is the nearest published school at 932 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 829 events.

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