Boston Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Boston?

Across Boston, 80% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 80% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Boston?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,309 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Boston are at risk of flooding?

Across Boston, the Environment Agency puts 3,089 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1,943 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Boston the Environment Agency counts 361 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (0.9% of all its properties), 1,020 at medium risk (2.5%) and 3,895 at low risk (9.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Lincolnshire

Boston has two councils. The county council, Lincolnshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemlincolnshire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentslincolnshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Boston

• LN4 postcode district14 of its 1,140 postcodes in use are in Boston.
• PE12 postcode district2 of its 1,295 postcodes in use are in Boston.
• PE20 postcode district616 of its 621 postcodes in use are in Boston.
• PE21 postcode districtAll 1,118 of its postcodes in use are in Boston.
• PE22 postcode district355 of its 774 postcodes in use are in Boston.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Boston.