What's changing near PE21 8HP
Within 2 km, around Fenside & Lister Way in Boston. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
77new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.1%like-for-like prices in Fenside & Lister Way, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
2in PE21 8HP itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2015
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
7storm overflows within 2 km
85hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Boston London Road Pumping Stationinto South Forty Foot Drain7 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Boston London Road Pumping Stationinto The Haven (Estuary)22 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Anglian Water
Boston Queens Road Csointo Maud Foster Drain6 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Anglian Water
Boston Sleaford Road Psinto North Forty Foot Drain9 spills, 7 hours in 2025
550 m away - Anglian Water
Boston Norfolk Place Csointo The Haven3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m away - Anglian Water
Norfolk Street Csointo Maud Foster Drain1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Anglian Water
Fenside Road Pumping Stationinto North Forty Foot Drain1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
100 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
11 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (47 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Boston West Business Park - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Feb 2026
850 m away - Energy from waste
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)Approved, not yet built · 102 MW
Jul 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Industrial Estate - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Jun 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Greenyard Frozen, Marsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
May 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Marsh Lane - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 890 kW
Oct 2022
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Boston Landfill, Wyberton - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 10 MW
Dec 2023
4.1 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Staples Vegetables Limited, Station Farm - Anaerobic Digestion PlantApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
7.7 km away - Solar farm
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Dec 2022
8.1 km away - Battery storage
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2022
8.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Station Road, Swineshead - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2021
9.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2023
3.3 km away - Pre-application
Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4Electric Lines · Land between the Scotland/England Maritime boundary in the North Sea and the Walpole area of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, with a landfall on the east coast of Lincolnshire. application due October 2026
3.3 km away - Decided
Heckington Fen Solar ParkGenerating Stations · The site is located on land to the north of East Heckington and 3.5km south east of South Kyme. decided Jan 2025
11.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
13.1 km away - Decided
Beacon Fen Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Site 2.5km N of Heckington and 6.5km NE of Sleaford, connecting to Bicker Fen. decided Aug 2026
17.1 km away - Pre-application
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham application due November 2028
20.4 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Pinguin Foods (rooftop solar, 2.4 km); Fen Road (solar farm, 2.6 km); Canopus Farm (solar farm, 3.3 km); Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant (energy from waste, 3.3 km); Boston Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.5 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.