Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£150,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PE21 8EB
Postcode
PE21 8EB
Coordinates
52.9853, -0.0491
Grid reference
TF310448
Easting
531,066
Northing
344,884
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XXXP2+49
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Boston
Travel to Work
Boston
ITL Region
Boston
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6235
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6235 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · PE21 8EB
HM Land Registry · Boston
Average price
£176,416
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £150,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £252,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£253k£182k£110k
Dec '23May '24Jul '25Dec '25Feb '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PE21 8EB
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE21 8EB
Counts are for Fenside electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -25%
24120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -25%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.53.0%
Other White41.3%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian64.1%
No religion28.7%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4923.1%
50–6419.4%
25–3414.4%
65–747.6%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Other15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
With dependent children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 46.3%
Administrative Information
Boston
Local Authority
Council AreaBoston and Skegness E14001114
Constituency
E14001114Lincolnshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Fenside
Constituency code
E14001114
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Boston, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Boston
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Lincolnshire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lincolnshire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lincolnshire ICB - 71E
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Boston 002F E01034679
E01034679MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Boston 002 E02005418
E02005418LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Boston 002B E01026011
E01026011MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Boston 002 E02005418
E02005418Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:45 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:45 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentJuly 1986 — Introduced
Postcode PE21 8EB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6235
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01034679 and MSOA E02005418 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE21 8EB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PE21 8EB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 37%
Attainment 8
31.7
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
8.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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