Is Boston a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Boston, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 2,103 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Boston, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 2,103 postcodes
The average home in Boston sold for £177,438 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.3% on a year earlier. Across Boston, police record 110 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Boston, the nearest primary school is Boston Pioneers Free School Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Boston Grammar School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Liquorpond Surgery, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Boston station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
Across Boston, police record 110 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Boston sold for £177,438 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £242,816, semi-detached £159,998, terraced £123,225, flats £72,477. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Boston Pioneers Free School Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Boston Grammar School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Boston is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £40,758 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).