UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/boston
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Boston
Homes in Boston sold for a median of £205,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,614 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh cheapest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 932 | £255,000 | £210,000 to £310,000 | £2,222/m²from 33 sales |
| Semi-detached | 421 | £166,000 | £145,000 to £198,000 | £2,241/m²from 27 sales |
| Terraced | 213 | £132,500 | £110,000 to £160,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 48 | £87,500 | £72,000 to £98,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Boston were detached houses, at 58% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £132,500 here, 30% less than the £190,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,185 per m², 24% below the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 4% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 51%, from £140,000 in 2016 to £212,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in Boston
District medians are close together, from £187,000 in PE21 (Boston) to £241,000 in PE20 (Kirton).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Copper Gardens, Boston (PE21)45 sales
- Hawthorn Close, Boston (PE21)20 sales
- Cranmer Road, Sutterton (PE20)17 sales
- Fishtoft Road, Boston (PE21)16 sales
- Swift Gardens, Kirton (PE20)14 sales
- Jones Court, Wyberton (PE21)14 sales
- Gilding Fields, Swineshead (PE20)13 sales
- Wyberton Low Road, Boston (PE21)13 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Gilding Fields, Swineshead (PE20, detached houses, £450,000), Pilleys Lane, Boston (PE21, detached houses, £326,500) and Harrow Drive, Frampton (PE20, £319,500).
The cheapest were Hospital Lane, Boston (PE21, £115,000), Willoughby Road, Boston (PE21, £117,500) and Fishtoft Road, Boston (PE21, £170,000).
Living in Boston
Crime
87 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 67 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
82% of homes can get it
Lower than 81 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,309 a year in Boston for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 77 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Boston and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
- Bassetlaw£210,000
- Boston, this council area£205,000
- Ashfield£200,000
- Chesterfield£200,000
- Nottingham£200,000
- Mansfield£190,000
- Lincoln£188,500
- Bolsover£183,000
About these figures
Boston's figures come from 1,614 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Boston, so their sales add up to 1,441 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.