Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at PE21 9JB? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Academy | Primary | 550 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Carlton Road Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Tower Road Academy | Primary | 1.7 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston | Primary | 1.7 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Haven High Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 31.7 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boston High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Boston Grammar School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.1 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Conquest School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Bridge House Independent School | Independent | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 6.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near PE21 9JB, 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 | Boston Bowling Club | 960 m | 7 |
| Football | Tattershall Road (Boston Town FC) | 360 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Geoff Moulder Leisure Pool | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Workhouse Gym | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Squash | Boston Squash Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Boston Tennis Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Boston Golf Club Ltd | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Boston Rowing Club | 660 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peter Paine Performence Centre (Boston College) | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Princess Royal Sports Arena | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Boston Bowl | 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 267k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Nottingham.
The nearest bus stop is Boston FC Ground, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route B16).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 66 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is Park Academy, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Haven High Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 31.7 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Boston Grammar School (0.9 km) and Boston High School (1.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Food Warehouse, 1.3 km away, with L & C Foodmarkets closer still (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Medical Centre (1.3 km), with Parkside Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, J C Barbers is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pilgrim Hospital, 1.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Boston Lock Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and Boston Town Football Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 33 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 311 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Boston Crematorium, 250 m away; for exercise, Workhouse Gym (1.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 71 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 122 km.
6 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.