PE21 8RU

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 8RX 51 m
PE21 8SE 80 m
PE21 8QS 81 m
PE21 8RR 89 m
PE21 8YB 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 8RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8
Latitude
52.977881
Longitude
-0.027893
British National Grid easting
532,510
British National Grid northing
344,098

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
E00131965
Lower layer super output area
Boston 003E · E01034681
Middle layer super output area
Boston 003 · E02005419

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crown House, Lincoln Lane, Boston, PE21 8RU 12 November 2024 £1,050,000
1, Lincoln Lane, Boston, PE21 8RU 12 July 2022 £125,000
Crown House, Lincoln Lane, Boston, PE21 8RU 21 March 2019 £610,000

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

    363 m
  2. Carlton Road Academy

    Academy converter

    418 m
  3. The Boston Grammar School

    Academy converter

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,636
  • Anti social behaviour 716
  • Shoplifting 534
  • Criminal damage and arson 343
  • Public order 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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+
9.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
4.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
4.5%
Gigabit-capable
4.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
9.1%
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

    435 m

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    460 m

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    503 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    569 m

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

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles
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    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles
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    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles
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    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles

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.

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
22
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 £587,500 from 2 recorded sales in PE21 8RU. 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 Pioneers Free School Academy is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 371.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,636 events.

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