Electoral wardE05009628
Skirbeck ward, Boston
Skirbeck is one of 15 electoral wards of Boston Borough Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,275 residents in 3,429 households — 3,882 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Boston and Skegness constituency; for county elections it is in the Boston West and Skirbeck divisions.
Residents, 20218,275council ward average 4,700
Households3,4292.41 residents per household
Density3,882/ km²about 2.13 km² · Boston 194
Aged 65+13.9%Boston: 20.4% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 478
5–96.4% · 531
10–158.1% · 668
16–194.6% · 384
20–246.2% · 515
25–3415.7% · 1,298
35–4922.0% · 1,816
50–6417.3% · 1,433
65–747.6% · 626
75–844.5% · 374
85+1.8% · 147
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.8% · 1,023
1 car or van44.0% · 1,508
2 cars or vans19.9% · 682
3 or more6.3% · 216
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Boston overall: 58.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 20.3% private rented.
Owned outright20.9% · 717
With mortgage22.5% · 771
Shared ownership1.5% · 50
Social rented27.8% · 955
Private rented27.0% · 927
Lives rent free0.3% · 11
Type of home
Detached house16.8% · 574
Semi-detached house41.2% · 1,413
Terraced house22.9% · 786
Purpose-built flat14.9% · 511
Converted house1.5% · 52
Other conversion0.5% · 18
Above shop / office0.9% · 30
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 42
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009628- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Boston West, Skirbeck
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 15
Other wards in the same constituency
CCoastal28.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,945FFenside11.3% 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% owned3,615SSt 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.