Electoral wardE05009631
Swineshead and Holland Fen ward, Boston
Swineshead and Holland Fen is one of 15 electoral wards of Boston Borough Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,251 residents in 1,845 households — 48 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Boston and Skegness constituency; for county elections it is in the Boston Rural division.
Residents, 20214,251council ward average 4,700
Households1,8452.3 residents per household
Density48/ km²about 89.31 km² · Boston 194
Aged 65+24.1%Boston: 20.4% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 213
5–95.0% · 213
10–156.6% · 282
16–193.8% · 163
20–245.1% · 216
25–3411.4% · 487
35–4916.6% · 706
50–6422.4% · 951
65–7412.9% · 547
75–848.3% · 355
85+2.9% · 122
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 164
1 car or van40.1% · 739
2 cars or vans33.9% · 625
3 or more17.2% · 317
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Boston overall: 58.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 20.3% private rented.
Owned outright40.2% · 741
With mortgage30.9% · 570
Shared ownership1.1% · 20
Social rented15.1% · 278
Private rented12.6% · 233
Type of home
Detached house55.3% · 1,020
Semi-detached house35.3% · 652
Terraced house4.9% · 90
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 29
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009631- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Boston Rural
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 15
Parishes in the ward
Amber HillHolland Fen with BrothertoftSwineshead
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% owned3,615SSkirbeck13.9% 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% owned2,702TTrinity19.2% 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.