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Thinking of living at PE21 6JS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | Primary | 300 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Carlton Road Academy | Primary | 900 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Staniland Academy | Primary | 1.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas CE Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Tower Road Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Boston Grammar School | Secondary | 100 m | Attainment 8: 53.1 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haven High Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 31.7 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boston High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Conquest School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Bridge House Independent School | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspiration House School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near PE21 6JS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Norprint Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Football | York Street | 330 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Geoff Moulder Leisure Pool | 460 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Workhouse Gym | 750 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Boston Tennis Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Squash | Boston Squash Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Golf | Boston Golf Club Ltd | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Boston Rowing Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peter Paine Performence Centre (Boston College) | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Boston Bowl | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Princess Royal Sports Arena | 3.2 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 (700 m), with 267k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Sorting Office, 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes B1C, B3X, B41); 37 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 52 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
The nearest primary school is Boston Pioneers Free School Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 63% 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, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 53.1 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Boston Grammar School (0.3 km) and Boston High School (1.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Boston Supermarket, 500 m away, with Lloyds Pharmacy closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greyfriars Surgery (50 m), with Boston Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Low Quay Barbership is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pilgrim Hospital, 1.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 61 restaurants and cafés and 24 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Divin Napoletan Pizzeria is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Magnet Tavern the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 309 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Boston, Boston, Spilsby Road).
There are 236 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Central Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Boston Snooker Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
54 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Humberside is 70 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 123 km.
Many neighbours rent: 45% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.