Boston
PE21 house prices in Boston
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Boston, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£159,225
Range £85,000–£299,095 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in PE21: the typical (median) sold price is £159,225, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). PE21 is an active market, with about 37 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were detached homes (typically £245,500) and 30% were terraced homes (typically £110,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,309 a year: Boston's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Boston, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on PE21: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
PE21 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 37 sales a month, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, the spread in PE21 is wide, with most sales between £85,000 and £299,095, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in PE21 sit well below the UK average, so a lower price than the average is a prompt to ask why, not a reason to relax.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (1,255 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,309 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free PE21 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
PE21 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£159,225
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
36.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,309
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in PE21
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in PE21 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £245,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £85,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 98 | £245,500 | £154,200–£340,000 |
| Semi-detached | 61 | £150,000 | £103,000–£190,000 |
| Terraced | 72 | £110,000 | £75,000–£166,900 |
| Flat / maisonette | 11 | £85,000 | £65,000–£97,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in PE21
The quarterly typical price rose 6.2%, from £150,000 in Q1 2026 (95 sales) to £159,250 in Q3 2026 (54 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £150,000 | 95 |
| Q2 2026 | £162,500 | 101 |
| Q3 2026 | £159,250 | 54 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of PE21 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most PE21 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £85,000 and £299,095, around a typical £159,225.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in PE21
Detached homes were 40% of recorded sales (98 of 242). 96% of sales were freehold and 4% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached40%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced30%
- Flat / maisonette5%
Tenure
- Freehold96%
- Leasehold4%
See the figures
240 freehold (96%) and 10 leasehold (4%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in PE21. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where PE21 sits in Boston
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in PE21
169, CAUSEWAY, BOSTON
Detached · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£295,000
52, SOUTH PARADE, BOSTON
Detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£165,000
MAYFIELDS, BROADFIELD LANE, BOSTON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£57,500
1, HOSPITAL LANE, BOSTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£105,000
144, HORNCASTLE ROAD, BOSTON
Detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£280,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). PE21 includes the Coastal ward.
In plain English
What the Boston (PE21) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £245,500 against £85,000 for flats: about 2.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £85,000 and £299,095, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (96%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 37 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 January 2026 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on PE21
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in PE21
£2,309
Band D a year in Boston, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,539 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,796 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,052 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,309 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,822 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,335 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,848 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,617 |
These are Boston's charges for 2026-27, the authority PE21 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Boston · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near PE21
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Boston Grammar School.
All schools
The Boston Grammar School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · PE21 6JY
194 m
Good · 2021
Boston Pioneers Free School Academy
Primary · Free Schools · PE21 8SS
224 m
Good · 2015
Boston College
16 plus · Colleges · PE21 6JF
610 m
Not graded
Boston Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · PE21 0LJ
801 m
Good · 2013
Carlton Road Academy
Primary · Academies · PE21 8QX
845 m
Outstanding · 2014
Staniland Academy
Primary · Academies · PE21 8DF
884 m
Outstanding · 2013
Boston Endeavour Academy
Academies · PE21 0PX
925 m
Good · 2013
St Nicholas CE Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · PE21 0EF
1.2 km
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the PE21 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near PE21
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around PE21
1,255
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
385 m
Received 2026-06-29
343 m
Received 2026-06-05
338 m
Received 2026-05-22
203 m
Received 2026-04-13
Boston/B/26/0170Withdrawn
251 m
Received 2026-04-08 · decided 2026-06-01
Boston/B/26/0169Withdrawn
251 m
Received 2026-04-08 · decided 2026-06-01
Applications are matched within 500 m of the PE21 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for PE21 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1255 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for PE21
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled PE21 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
PE21 7TB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so PE21 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in PE21: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in PE21, band by band
Boston's council tax for 2026-27 set against the PE21 median sold price of £159,225 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBoston | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £159,225 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,539 | £128 | 0.97% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,796 | £150 | 1.13% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,052 | £171 | 1.29% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,309 | £192 | 1.45% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,822 | £235 | 1.77% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,335 | £278 | 2.09% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,848 | £321 | 2.42% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,617 | £385 | 2.90% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the PE21 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Boston, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in PE21 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 249 distinct addresses in the records we hold for PE21. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
169, CAUSEWAY, BOSTON
PE21 7BS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-24
52, SOUTH PARADE, BOSTON
PE21 7PN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-08-17
MAYFIELDS, BROADFIELD LANE, BOSTON
PE21 8GH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£57,500
2026-08-14
1, HOSPITAL LANE, BOSTON
PE21 9BY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£105,000
2026-08-14
144, HORNCASTLE ROAD, BOSTON
PE21 9HX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-11
18A, EASTWOOD ROAD, BOSTON
PE21 0PH · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-08-11
80, RIVERSIDE, BOSTON
PE21 9EJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£144,000
2026-08-07
14, GRANVILLE AVENUE, BOSTON
PE21 7BY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£187,500
2026-08-05
7, THE OLD DAIRY, BOSTON
PE21 7TB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-08-04
15, BAYSWOOD AVENUE, BOSTON
PE21 7RT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£179,950
2026-08-04
41, THE FEATHERWORKS, BOSTON
PE21 0AF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£127,500
2026-08-04
6, MUSTER ROLL LANE, BOSTON
PE21 6DT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£115,000
2026-07-31
16, OLDMAN CLOSE, BOSTON
PE21 7GD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-07-31
20, HARROW PLACE, BOSTON
PE21 7FD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£179,950
2026-07-31
112, CARLTON ROAD, BOSTON
PE21 8LH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£82,000
2026-07-31
5, TUNNARD STREET, BOSTON
PE21 6PL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-31
1A, BRADY STREET, BOSTON
PE21 9JP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£156,500
2026-07-31
31, ETON WAY, BOSTON
PE21 7BF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£156,000
2026-07-30
42, SOMERSBY WAY, BOSTON
PE21 9PQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-07-28
3, PETTIT WAY, BOSTON
PE21 0LU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£153,750
2026-07-28
8, CONINGSBY CLOSE, BOSTON
PE21 8HP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-07-27
11, ELIZABETH ROAD, BOSTON
PE21 9AT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-24
38, SOMERSBY WAY, BOSTON
PE21 9PQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£243,000
2026-07-24
5, STANHOPE WAY, BOSTON
PE21 7UB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£246,000
2026-07-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Data sources
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Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.