Boston: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£242,816

Semi-detached

£159,998

Terraced

£123,225

Flat or maisonette

£72,477

First-time buyers

£153,541

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  53,333 in 1991 → 71,080 in 2024 (+33.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £120,977 in 2005 → £177,438 in 2026 (+46.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £297 in 2008 → £544 in 2025 (+83.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.6% in 2004 → 72.2% in 2023 (−1.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 4.4% in 2025 (+175.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,431 in 1997 → £21,205 in 2024 (+124.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Boston; 28 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.0% (2024) · 46th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 75th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing10.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 91st highest of 296
• Home gas use · Environment9,522 kWh (2024/25) · 120th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing38.1% (2024/25) · 294th lowest of 296
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing29.1% (2024/25) · 288th lowest of 292
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£544 (April 2025) · 351st highest of 359
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills48.0% (2023) · 338th highest of 348

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes Boston.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.0 years · England 80.0 · 70th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.4 years · England 83.8 · 81st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 60.9 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.6 years · England 61.3 · 100th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)318.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 74th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.4% · England 10.4 · 135th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)69.1% · England 64.6 · 117th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lincolnshire, which includes Boston.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.4% · England 68.3 · 109th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.7 score · England 46.0 · 119th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.4% · England 5.8 · 139th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)22.0% · England 19.8 · 101st lowest of 153