Boston

12°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:27

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

299 reported · August 2026▼ 13% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences102
• Anti-social behaviour55
• Shoplifting45
• Criminal damage & arson22

Neighbourhood team: Boston Town West · Lincolnshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

178 reported road collisions (2025)

42 killed or seriously injured · 223 casualties · 25.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

358 food businesses within 2 miles

• 320 rated 4–5 ★ (304 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Boston (1.2 km)
• 31 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£180,174 average▼ 1.1% YoY

Across Boston · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£806 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £605
• 2 bed £764
• 3 bed £923

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.8 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

815 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (1.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (1.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Staniland Car Park (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches15
• Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

70,502 residents in Boston · 194/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,880
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,624
• Net moves+256

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 36 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,309 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (49% of 31,980)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

31 schools · 10,176 pupils

18 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 7 of 9 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

26 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Boston

710 CQC-registered services

• Care homes284
• GP practices108
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies128
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lincolnshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 225 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

80 applications decided

93.8% granted · 75 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Richard Tice

Reform UK

Boston and Skegness

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Conservative coalition

• Con 4
• LD 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 24

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets11
• Parks & greens30
• Restaurants & cafés59

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,850 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

364 jobs advertised · £42,816 avg

e.g. Welder / Fabricator, CSCS Painter, Engineering Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

£609 median full-time weekly pay

4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,205 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 37,833 certificates

12.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

70% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 29% · Biomass 22% · Solar 9%

139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lincolnshire): 58.6 women · 58.6 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PE21

• Liquorpond Surgery
• Parkside Medical Centre
• Greyfriars Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Boston and Skegness:

• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects275 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases181 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK178 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth145 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills141 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Skirbeck Quarter · 0.9 km

  Skirbeck Quarter is a suburb of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is located to the south of the town centre and is directly adjacent to the ward of St Thomas' and the South Forty-Foot Drain.

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  Black Sluice · 1.0 km

  The Black Sluice is the name given to the structure that controls the flow of the South Forty-Foot Drain into The Haven, at Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

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  Boston railway station · 1.2 km

  Boston railway station serves the town of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. It is a stop on the Poacher Line, which connects Grantham with Skegness. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Ra…

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  Municipal Buildings, Boston · 1.2 km

  The Municipal Buildings are in West Street, Boston, a town in Lincolnshire, in England. The complex accommodates the offices and meeting place of Boston Borough Council.

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  Boston Guildhall · 1.4 km

  Boston Guildhall is a former municipal building in Boston, Lincolnshire. Built in 1390 and altered through the centuries, in the early 21st century it was restored and now serves as a local museum and also as a venue…

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  Boston, Lincolnshire · 1.4 km

  Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east of Nottingham and north-east of Peterborough. The town had a p…

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