What's changing near PE21 9NS
Within 2 km, around Boston Central & North in Boston. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
213new 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 openedExtended 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
1.1 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
600 m away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
900 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New schoolMay 2026
300 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
43 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 18 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
1in PE21 9NS 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
36hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
36spill events counted
- 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
400 m away - Anglian Water
Boston Norfolk Place Csointo The Haven3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Anglian Water
Norfolk Street Csointo Maud Foster Drain1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
300 m away - Anglian Water
Boston Church Road Psinto Maud Foster Drain2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Anglian Water
Rochford Tower Csointo Tributary Of The Hobhole Drain1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Fenside Road Pumping Stationinto North Forty Foot Drain1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km 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
10 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
1.5 km away - Energy from waste
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)Approved, not yet built · 102 MW
Jul 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Industrial Estate - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Jun 2022
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Greenyard Frozen, Marsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
May 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Marsh Lane - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 890 kW
Oct 2022
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Boston Landfill, Wyberton - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 10 MW
Dec 2023
3.4 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Staples Vegetables Limited, Station Farm - Anaerobic Digestion PlantApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
6.4 km away - Solar farm
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Dec 2022
7.1 km away - Battery storage
Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2022
7.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Beeches Yard, Beeches Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2024
9.9 km away
Running nearest: Pinguin Foods (rooftop solar, 2.1 km); Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant (energy from waste, 3.0 km); Boston Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.8 km); Canopus Farm (solar farm, 3.9 km); Fen Road (solar farm, 4.3 km).
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Tower Road, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Queens Road, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Freiston Road, BostonHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
George Bass Way, BostonRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Standard
Pen Street, BostonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Ashlawn Drive, BostonUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Ashlawn Drive, BostonUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Grants Lane, BostonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Maud Street, BostonUtility asset works · BT · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2023
2.7 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
5.1 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
13.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
15.0 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
18.9 km away - Pre-application
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham application due November 2028
22.3 km away
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.