What's changing near PE21 8UF
Within 2 km, around Boston Central & North in Boston. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
242new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.0%like-for-like prices in Boston Central & North, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended 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
450 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
800 m away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
500 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New schoolMay 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
43 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: St George's Preparatory School & Little Dragons Preschool
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
0in PE21 8UF itself
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
9storm overflows within 2 km
302hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
84spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Boston New East Side Terminal Psinto The Wash Estuary33 spills, 217 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Anglian Water
Boston London Road Pumping Stationinto South Forty Foot Drain7 spills, 42 hours in 2025
750 m away - Anglian Water
Boston London Road Pumping Stationinto The Haven (Estuary)22 spills, 18 hours in 2025
300 m away - Anglian Water
Boston Queens Road Csointo Maud Foster Drain6 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Anglian Water
Boston Sleaford Road Psinto North Forty Foot Drain9 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Anglian Water
Boston Norfolk Place Csointo The Haven3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
850 m away - Anglian Water
Norfolk Street Csointo Maud Foster Drain1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Anglian Water
Boston Church Road Psinto Maud Foster Drain2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
800 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
9 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (44 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
550 m away - Energy from waste
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)Approved, not yet built · 102 MW
Jul 2023
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Industrial Estate - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Jun 2022
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Greenyard Frozen, Marsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
May 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Marsh Lane - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 890 kW
Oct 2022
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Boston Landfill, Wyberton - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 10 MW
Dec 2023
2.7 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Staples Vegetables Limited, Station Farm - Anaerobic Digestion PlantApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
7.8 km away - Solar farm
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Dec 2022
8.4 km away - Battery storage
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2022
8.4 km away
Running nearest: Pinguin Foods (rooftop solar, 1.1 km); Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant (energy from waste, 2.0 km); Fen Road (solar farm, 3.2 km); Boston Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.2 km); Canopus Farm (solar farm, 4.4 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
High Street, BostonUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major, planned
Broadfield Street, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major
Broadfield Street, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
George Bass Way, BostonRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
850 m away - Major
Freiston Road, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Standard
High Street, BostonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Standard
Grants Lane, BostonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Pen Street, BostonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Grants Lane, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2023
1.9 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
4.0 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
12.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
13.8 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
18.4 km away - Pre-application
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham application due November 2028
21.3 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.