PE21 9RL

Fishtoft · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE21 9RJ 244 m
PE21 9SA 280 m
PE21 9RN 499 m
PE21 9RZ 564 m
PE21 9RH 632 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE21 9RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE21
Postcode sector
PE21 9
Latitude
52.986179
Longitude
0.008688
British National Grid easting
534,940
British National Grid northing
345,089

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Boston · E07000136
Electoral ward
Fishtoft · E05009623
Parish or community
E04005575
Westminster constituency
Boston and Skegness · E14001114
Output area
E00131998
Lower layer super output area
Boston 008A · E01026013
Middle layer super output area
Boston 008 · E02006864

Postcode source versions

Explore PE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Hawthorn Tree School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  2. Boston High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Boston Endeavour Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Public order 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE21 9 residents
9,494

Age bands in PE21 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,561 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

923 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,373 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,643 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,228 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAWNEY STREET, BOSTON, PE21 6PF

    ODS code C83010

    2.1 km

  • GREYFRIARS SURGERY

    SOUTH SQUARE, BOSTON, PE21 6JU

    ODS code C83059

    2.4 km

  • LIQUORPOND SURGERY

    10 LIQUORPOND STREET, BOSTON, PE21 8UE

    ODS code C83004

    2.7 km

  • THE SIDINGS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SLEAFORD ROAD, BOSTON, PE21 8EG

    ODS code C83060

    3.1 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

  • Rochford Tower Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.0 miles
  • Rochford Tower Lane

    BCT · Boston

    0.0 miles
  • Ball House PH

    BCT · Boston

    0.0 miles
  • Ball House PH

    BCT · Boston

    0.1 miles
  • Dobbies Garden Centre

    BCT · Boston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Boston 008A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,666 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hawthorn Tree School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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