PE21 8XE

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 8XB 58 m
PE21 8XZ 62 m
PE21 8XA 79 m
PE21 8RB 100 m
PE21 8UR 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 8XE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 8
Latitude
52.975256
Longitude
-0.031140
British National Grid easting
532,300
British National Grid northing
343,800

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
E00132095
Lower layer super output area
Boston 002C · E01026030
Middle layer super output area
Boston 002 · E02005418

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

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

    337 m
  2. Staniland Academy

    Academy converter

    433 m
  3. Carlton Road Academy

    Academy converter

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,627
  • Anti social behaviour 715
  • Shoplifting 530
  • Criminal damage and arson 345
  • Public order 224

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    177 m

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    400 m

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    561 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    932 m

Nearby transport

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    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles
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    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
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    BCS · Boston

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    BCS · Boston

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    BCS · Boston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 002C, 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

3,010 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
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,627 events.

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