Electoral wardE05009621
Coastal ward, Boston
Coastal is one of 15 electoral wards of Boston Borough Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,945 residents in 1,562 households — 73 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Boston and Skegness constituency; for county elections it is in the Boston Coastal division.
Residents, 20213,945council ward average 4,700
Households1,5622.53 residents per household
Density73/ km²about 54.19 km² · Boston 194
Aged 65+28.2%Boston: 20.4% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 125
5–94.0% · 157
10–155.9% · 231
16–193.5% · 137
20–243.7% · 147
25–349.1% · 359
35–4916.7% · 660
50–6425.8% · 1,018
65–7415.8% · 623
75–849.1% · 360
85+3.2% · 128
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.5% · 149
1 car or van40.3% · 631
2 cars or vans33.2% · 520
3 or more16.9% · 264
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Boston overall: 58.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 20.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.8% · 764
With mortgage27.4% · 429
Shared ownership0.8% · 12
Social rented14.4% · 226
Private rented8.6% · 134
Type of home
Detached house63.9% · 1,001
Semi-detached house31.0% · 486
Terraced house3.0% · 47
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 18
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009621- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Boston Coastal
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 15
Parishes in the ward
BeningtonButterwickFreistonLeverton
Other wards in the same constituency
FFenside11.3% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned5,102FFishtoft24.3% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned7,156FFive Village26.7% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,076KKirton and Frampton22.9% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned7,431OOld Leake and Wrangle27.7% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned3,615SSkirbeck13.9% aged 65+ · 43.4% owned8,275SSt Thomas'20.7% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned2,529SStaniland25.0% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned4,302SStation8.3% aged 65+ · 32.9% owned2,702SSwineshead and Holland Fen24.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned4,251TTrinity19.2% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,298WWest23.3% aged 65+ · 87.2% owned2,191WWitham16.4% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned4,618WWyberton18.1% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned5,013
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.