Electoral wardE05009633
West ward, Boston
West is one of 15 electoral wards of Boston Borough Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,191 residents in 924 households — 2,044 people per km², the 15th 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 division.
Residents, 20212,191council ward average 4,700
Households9242.37 residents per household
Density2,044/ km²about 1.07 km² · Boston 194
Aged 65+23.3%Boston: 20.4% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 114
5–94.8% · 105
10–156.6% · 144
16–194.3% · 94
20–244.1% · 90
25–3412.5% · 274
35–4919.1% · 419
50–6420.1% · 439
65–7412.7% · 277
75–847.7% · 168
85+2.9% · 64
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 79
1 car or van41.1% · 379
2 cars or vans35.8% · 330
3 or more14.5% · 134
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Boston overall: 58.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 20.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 443
With mortgage39.2% · 361
Shared ownership0.7% · 6
Social rented2.4% · 22
Private rented9.8% · 90
Type of home
Detached house79.8% · 738
Semi-detached house10.9% · 101
Terraced house7.2% · 67
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 16
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009633- Council
- Boston Borough Council
- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Boston West
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 6 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% owned3,615SSkirbeck13.9% 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% owned5,298WWitham16.4% 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.