Haven Bank, Boston, PE21 8SB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE21 8SB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	47.2%	-1.1%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	51.7%	52.8%	1.1%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around PE21 8SB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.8%	43.7%	9.9%	37.9%	5.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41.4%	35.7%	-5.7%	44.2%	-8.5%
Separated	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	12.9%	11.6%	-1.3%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	8.7%	6.5%	-2.2%	6.1%	0.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.5%	42.3%	-3.2%	48.4%	-6.1%
Good health	36.2%	40.2%	4.0%	33.6%	6.6%
Fair health	15.8%	11.8%	-4.0%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around PE21 8SB this area, 29.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.1%	29.3%	4.2%	18.2%	11.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	11.2%	-1.3%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	11.2%	-0.6%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6.5%	4.6%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	13%	1.6%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	18.6%	22.8%	4.2%	33.8%	-11.0%
Other	18.6%	5.8%	-12.8%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%
Indian	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.9%	3%	2.1%	2.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	95.7%	87.2%	-8.5%	81.4%	5.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	4.5%	4.5%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61%	54.2%	-6.8%	83.2%	-29.0%
European Union	31%	38.7%	7.7%	6.1%	32.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	5.6%	-4.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.7%	54%	-6.7%	83.2%	-29.2%
10+ Years	8.7%	8.6%	-0.1%	9.8%	-1.2%
5-10 Years	14.2%	9.8%	-4.4%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	13%	11%	-2.0%	2.2%	8.8%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	16.6%	13.2%	1.9%	14.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	35%	76.7%	-41.7%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	10%	0.3%	9.7%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	13.8%	0.9%	12.9%
Other EU countries	11.5%	1.5%	10.0%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
No passport held	21.5%	13.5%	8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.8%	37.2%	-3.4%
Christian	55.5%	46.2%	9.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.2%	6.5%	-2.3%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Haven Bank Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Haven Bank was 482.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 362.9% higher than the Fishtoft average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Haven Bank has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft and the 6th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 216.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in PE21 8SB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Haven Bank are based on 50 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Boston.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Haven Bank, Boston, PE21 8SB

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE21 8SB

Average Price
£214,531

Semi-Detached
£250,984

Terraced
£147,901

Detached
£293,572

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£138,024

Estimated Average Property Prices for Haven Bank

Average Price
£217,424

Semi-Detached
£273,394

Terraced
£163,551

Detached
£271,600

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£140,024

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Haven BankStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Haven Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2024-12-17	£131,563
21 Haven Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£405,000	2022-08-04	£418,091
24 Haven Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-06-18	£220,618
23 Haven Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£162,000	2018-11-16	£205,414
15 Haven Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£252,500	2018-01-26	£331,264

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE21 8SB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	28
Retired	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	7
Looking after home or family	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	38
Human health and social work activities	35
Administrative and support service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	12
Construction	10
Education	9
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boston Nursery School Church Road , PE21 0LJ	3out of 4	1,717 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carlton Road Academy Carlton Road , PE21 8QX	4out of 4	311 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Academy Robin Hoods Walk , PE21 9LQ	2out of 4	707 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Fydell Crescent , PE21 8SS	3out of 4	797 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Staniland Academy Peck Avenue , PE21 8DF	4out of 4	965 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tower Road Academy Ashlawn Drive , PE21 9PX	3out of 4	1,342 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haven High Academy Marian Road , PE21 9HB	2out of 4	903 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Boston Grammar School South End , PE21 6JY	2out of 4	1,049 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Boston High School Spilsby Road , PE21 9PF	3out of 4	1,763 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boston College Rochford Campus , Skirbeck Road PE21 6JF	- not rated	1,482 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Boston Endeavour Academy Kitwood Road , PE21 9PX	3out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Preparatory School & Little Dragons Preschool 126 London Road , PE21 7HB	- not rated	2,199 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bridge House Independent School Grantham Road , PE21 7NL	- not rated	2,295 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aspiration House School Church Road , PE22 0NX	- not rated	5,228 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Continental Restaurant	Continental Restaurant, 8 Red Lion Street	339 yd
The Little Kitchen	Unit 12, Waterfall Plaza, Bank Street	409 yd
Tates Fish Restaurant	Tates Fish Restaurant, 4-6 New Street	422 yd
Caffe Nero	Caffe Nero, 12 Strait Bargate	430 yd
Z & Z Cuisine	2 Church Lane	431 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Carpenters Arms	Carpenters Arms Inn, Witham Street	192 yd
The 20 Bar	20 Wormgate	262 yd
Goodbarns Yard	Goodbarns Yard, 8 Wormgate	289 yd
Jo's Salsa Bar	Jo's Salsa Bar, 1 Red Lion Street	339 yd
Britannia Fun Bar	The Britannia, 4-8 Church Street	437 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Andys Fish & Chip Shop	Andys, 14 Tattershall Road	213 yd
Panku Boston	Asda Superstore, Sleaford Road	481 yd
New Ocean	57 West Street	489 yd
Naan Wala Pizza and Grill	87 West Street	490 yd
Speedy Peppers	Speedy Pepper Pizza & Kebab House, 19 West Street	516 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons Daily	12 Wide Bargate	479 yd
Asda	Sleaford Road	517 yd
Boston Supermarket	Boston Supermarket, 8 George Street	564 yd
Heron Frozen Foods	Heron Food Store, 26a Wide Bargate	571 yd
Aldi	Queen Street	595 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Park Boston Norfolk Street	tennis courts	450 yd
Trugym Boston SLEAFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	629 yd
Park Academy ROBIN HOODS WALK	grass pitches	638 yd
Fenside Community Centre Taverner Road		716 yd
The Workhouse Gymnasium MAUD STREET	health and fitness suite	812 yd
Haven High Academy (Marian Campus) MARIAN CAMPUS MARIAN CAMPUS MARIAN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	828 yd
The Jakemans Stadium YORK STREET	grass pitches	868 yd
Boston Grammar School ROWLEY ROAD	grass pitches	950 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	35.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	30.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	55.05 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	55.05 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.98 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of PE21 8SB