On average Boston has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 75 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 22% below the East Midlands average of 96 per 1,000. Approximately 16.2% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Boston is £42,277 per year. The median sale price in Boston is £206,250 (around £203 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £155,000 and £275,000. There are 24 schools in Boston: 19 primary (4 Outstanding and 11 Good) and 5 secondary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good). Boston is home to around 70,502 people, with a population density of about 193.7 per km².
Based on 702 recent sales, the median property price is £206,250 (about £203 per square foot) in Boston area, with individual transactions ranging from £56,500 up to £755,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 408 | £255,000 | £217 |
| Semi-Detached | 177 | £160,965 | £191 |
| Terraced | 96 | £129,000 | £163 |
| Flats | 21 | £88,500 | £142 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £185,250 | £93,995 | £130,000 | £117,500 |
| 2017 | £195,000 | £100,000 | £132,500 | £117,000 |
| 2018 | £199,998 | £86,500 | £139,950 | £117,000 |
| 2019 | £215,995 | £86,250 | £142,500 | £120,000 |
| 2020 | £215,000 | £83,975 | £146,250 | £118,500 |
| 2021 | £235,000 | £83,500 | £158,000 | £125,000 |
| 2022 | £259,950 | £102,000 | £170,000 | £128,000 |
| 2023 | £265,000 | £99,000 | £170,000 | £123,933 |
| 2024 | £252,500 | £85,000 | £173,776 | £126,000 |
| 2025 | £258,000 | £90,000 | £170,000 | £133,500 |
| 2026 | £252,250 | £82,475 | £156,000 | £138,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £156 | £138 | £144 | £139 |
| 2017 | £166 | £154 | £149 | £136 |
| 2018 | £174 | £135 | £156 | £135 |
| 2019 | £176 | £123 | £162 | £131 |
| 2020 | £177 | £138 | £163 | £136 |
| 2021 | £192 | £131 | £175 | £151 |
| 2022 | £226 | £145 | £202 | £159 |
| 2023 | £226 | £149 | £202 | £178 |
| 2024 | £218 | £136 | £199 | £153 |
| 2025 | £224 | £126 | £200 | £164 |
| 2026 | £209 | £152 | £181 | £166 |
Annual council tax rates for Boston district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Boston.
Richard Tice
Boston and Skegness - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Boston records about 75 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 15 wards of Boston, Coastal has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Boston average is 75 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Boston is £206,250 (about £203 per square foot) based on 702 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Boston has 19 primary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 11 Good) and 5 secondary schools (3 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Boston scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Boston sits around rank 10,905 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Boston is around £42,277 per year, and 16% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Boston is represented in Parliament by Boston and Skegness: Richard Tice (Reform UK).
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