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House prices in Boston

The average house price in Boston over the last three years is £230,385, with a median sold price of £200,000 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #850 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 19% of them.
Median price
£200k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
-2.6%
5-year change
+10.1%
Sales / yr
973

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Boston

Based on 3,411 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

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The average house price in Boston over the last three years is £230,385, with a median sold price of £200,000 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 3,411 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.

Boston price trend

Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.

BostonEngland & Wales
£150k£200k£250k£300k201620182020202220242026£205k
1 year
-2.6%
5 years
+10.1%
10 years
+47.1%

Over five years, prices in Boston have risen (+10.1%). Across a full decade they are +47.1%. The last twelve months alone: -2.6%. Prices in Boston still sit about 2.7% below their 2025 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.

How Boston growth compares

Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Boston directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.

BostonEngland & Wales
100110120130140150201620182020202220242026+47%

Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.

What it costs to buy in Boston

From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.

£200k
Entry-level
£105k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£150k–£270k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£345k
90th %ile

Homes in Boston span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £105,000, while the top tenth fetched over £345,000. Half of all sales fell between £149,950 and £270,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Boston
£200,000
around the local median · 40% up the local range
£105,000 · entry-level£345,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£20,000
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£1,500
Monthly repayment
£1,052/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£40,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £21,500 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.

How Boston compares

Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).

Boston (this area)£230k
England£291khere: -21%
Boston 1-yr -2.6%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £230,385, homes in Boston sell for 21% below the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-2.6% vs +3.9%).

Prices by property type

Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Boston.

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Detached£255,0001,745 (51%)
Semi-detached£169,000812 (24%)
Terraced£125,000560 (16%)
Other£267,000191 (6%)
Flat / maisonette£85,000103 (3%)

The most-traded type in Boston is detached (1,745 sales, median £255,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£85,000) and houses (~£209,241) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Boston market: activity & mix

How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.

Sales per year
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1,570'21
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973'25
'26*

* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 3.8%Freehold 96.2%
New-build 11.6%Existing 88.4%

Around 973 homes changed hands in Boston in 2025 — quieter than the area's average of roughly 1,159 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (1,570 sales). A quieter market cuts competition: well-priced homes still sell, but buyers have more room to negotiate and less pressure to rush. 4% of recent sales in Boston were leasehold — almost entirely freehold. New-build made up 12% of sales, a modest amount of new supply.

Living in Boston: is it a nice area?

What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.

On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 33 neighbourhoods that make up Boston average 4 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — more deprived than most of England. 18% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 27% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 6.3/10, pointing to moderate recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.

Overall deprivation
4/10
Income
4.3/10
Education
2.6/10
Health
4.5/10
Crime domain
6.3/10

Mean decile across 33 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.

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Boston boundary

Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Demographics & income

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Boston house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Boston?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Boston was £200,000, with a mean of £230,385, based on 3,411 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Boston expensive?

At a £200,000 median, Boston is cheaper than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Boston going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Boston prices have moved -2.6% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.

What's the cheapest type of home to buy in Boston?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £85,000 (103 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Boston?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £105,000, and most buyers competed in the £149,950–£270,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £345,000.

How much have Boston house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Boston are +10.1% over the last five years, and +47.1% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

How much stamp duty will I pay on a home in Boston?

On the £200,000 median-priced Boston home, a home-mover pays about £1,500 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.

How much deposit and income do I need to buy in Boston?

A 10% deposit on the median £200,000 Boston home is £20,000 (5% would be £10,000). Borrowing the remaining £180,000 implies a household income of roughly £40,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Boston each year?

Roughly 973 sales a year have been recorded in Boston recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a liquid market — homes come up regularly, and pricing is well-evidenced.

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Is Boston a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods in Boston average 4/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 18% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.

Is Boston safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area around Boston averages 6.3/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.