Sold £2,176/m² · Median sold £214,038 (568 sales) · Index -0.5% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Boston?
Buildings
31,413
Mixed-use buildings
1.4%
HMO-shaped units
0.0%
EPC A or B
16%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Boston cost?
Boston: sold price per m² £2,176/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 568 sales). -2.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,176/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
568 sales
-2.3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 568 sales.
Sold price
£214,038 12 months to Jun 2026
568 sales
-5.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 568 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£210,327 12 months to Sep 2026
2,636 listings
-1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,636 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,639/m² in Sep 2016 to £1,934/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £156,966 in Sep 2016 to £194,490 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £200,000 in Jan 2022 to £228,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,566/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,292/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 98% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Nov 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 98.7 in Jan 2022 to 98.8 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 756 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,293 lets
+0.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,293 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £773/month in Aug 2025 to £827/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.2% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 93 in Jan 2022 to 109.1 in Sep 2026.
How does Boston vary by home size?
Asking price in Boston runs from £150,054 for 2 bedrooms to £433,895 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Boston. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
Not published
—
—
—
2 bedrooms
£150,054
12 months to Sep 2026
+1% on the previous 12 months
662
3 bedrooms
£213,997
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.9% on the previous 12 months
1329
4 bedrooms
£320,540
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.1% on the previous 12 months
429
5+ bedrooms
£433,895
12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed
—
151
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Boston?
Boston: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 599 sales). -32.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
599 sales
-32.7% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 599 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,298 12 months to Sep 2026
1,298 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,298 listings.
New listings
1,636 12 months to Sep 2026
1,636 listings
+22.4% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,636 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 84 in Aug 2025 to 130 in Sep 2026.New listings: 124 in Jan 2022 to 166 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 17 in Jan 2022 to 87 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 721 in Sep 2026 to 2,240 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 184 days in Jan 2022 to 141 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Boston?
47 agents listed homes for sale in Boston; the three largest took 43% of the listings.
Agents active
47
Top three agents’ share
43%
New homes among listings
7.9%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Boston?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 1,634 units in Boston whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords81% of classified · 1,330 units
Housing associations12% of classified · 196 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.1% of classified · 100 units
RMC0.5% of classified · 8 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Boston rank?
Boston ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in Lincolnshire for sold price per m², at £2,176/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Lincolnshire
Boston ranks 7th of 7 local authorities in Lincolnshire for sold price per m², at £2,176/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Lincolnshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
PE20Postcode district · Asking £3,038/m² · Sep 2026
PE21Postcode district · Asking £2,014/m² · Sep 2026
PE22Postcode district · Asking £2,496/m² · Sep 2026
East LindseyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,464/m² · Sep 2026
LincolnNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,421/m² · Sep 2026
North KestevenNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,677/m² · Sep 2026
South HollandNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,490/m² · Sep 2026
South KestevenNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,985/m² · Sep 2026
West LindseyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,615/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Boston
What is the median house price in Boston?
Homes in Boston sold for a median £214,038 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 568 sales. Per square metre that is £2,176/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Boston changed?
-2.3% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Boston?
Homes to let in Boston asked a median £804/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 756 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Boston?
4.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,293 lets. +0.3% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Boston?
1.8% of the homes in Boston changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 599 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.