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Thinking of living at PE21 0JD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Road Academy | Primary | 500 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston | Primary | 500 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas CE Primary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | Primary | 900 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| The Boston Grammar School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 53.1 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haven High Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 31.7 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boston High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Conquest School | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Bridge House Independent School | Independent | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 6.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspiration House School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
Every primary near PE21 0JD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Norprint Bowls Club | 740 m | 7 |
| Football | Football Pitch | 230 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Geoff Moulder Leisure Pool | 570 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Workhouse Gym | 200 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Boston Tennis Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | Boston Squash Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Boston Golf Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Boston Rowing Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Boston Bowl | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peter Paine Performence Centre (Boston College) | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Princess Royal Sports Arena | 3.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Boston, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 267k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Richmond House, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes B2, B20); 20 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 64 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is Tower Road Academy, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Boston Grammar School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 53.1 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Boston Grammar School (1.1 km) and Boston High School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Frozen Foods, 350 m away, with Boston News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Medical Centre (450 m), with Parkside Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Yaz is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pilgrim Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 0 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bombay Club, Mombasa, Love Mumbai, Jasmine Royale, Hana Bay, ShakaZulu is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Boston Central Racing Pigeon the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 255 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Exercise, 250 m away; for exercise, Workhouse Gym (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Humberside is 71 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 122 km.
60 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.