Electoral wardE05009623
Fishtoft ward, Boston
Fishtoft is one of 15 electoral wards of Boston Borough Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,156 residents in 3,078 households — 274 people per km², the 3rd 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 and Skirbeck divisions.
Residents, 20217,156council ward average 4,700
Households3,0782.32 residents per household
Density274/ km²about 26.08 km² · Boston 194
Aged 65+24.3%Boston: 20.4% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 330
5–96.0% · 426
10–156.7% · 479
16–193.9% · 280
20–244.6% · 330
25–3412.0% · 862
35–4917.8% · 1,271
50–6420.1% · 1,438
65–7412.7% · 912
75–848.1% · 583
85+3.4% · 246
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.2% · 407
1 car or van44.8% · 1,378
2 cars or vans30.2% · 931
3 or more11.8% · 362
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Boston overall: 58.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 20.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 1,336
With mortgage25.6% · 789
Shared ownership1.5% · 46
Social rented13.4% · 412
Private rented16.1% · 495
Type of home
Detached house53.1% · 1,634
Semi-detached house30.0% · 923
Terraced house8.5% · 261
Purpose-built flat6.8% · 209
Converted house0.5% · 16
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 27
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009623- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Boston Coastal, Skirbeck
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 15
Parishes in the ward
Fishtoft
Other wards in the same constituency
CCoastal28.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,945FFenside11.3% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned5,102FFive 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.