PE21 8RF

Station · Boston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 8RE 33 m
PE21 8XX 41 m
PE21 8RS 54 m
PE21 8QZ 61 m
PE21 8RD 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 8RF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2015
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8
Latitude
52.976567
Longitude
-0.029949
British National Grid easting
532,376
British National Grid northing
343,948

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Electoral ward
Station · E05009630
Parish or community
E43000109
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00131966
Lower layer super output area
Boston 003E · E01034681
Middle layer super output area
Boston 003 · E02005419

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The James Street Surgery, 2, James Street, Boston, PE21 8RF 1 December 2010 £116,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

    Free schools

    321 m
  2. Carlton Road Academy

    Academy converter

    372 m
  3. Staniland Academy

    Academy converter

    574 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,643
  • Anti social behaviour 720
  • Shoplifting 530
  • Criminal damage and arson 346
  • Public order 226

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.

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 straight-line

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    250 m

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    434 m

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    507 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    770 m

Nearby transport

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    BCS · Boston

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    BCS · Boston

    0.0 miles
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    BCT · Boston

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Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 003E, 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

1,528 of 33,755

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

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 371.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,643 events.

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