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Boston: Band D is £2,308.

Council tax for 2026-27, with what renters pay, how efficient homes are and what broadband and mobile signal there is in Boston. Every figure shows its source and date.

Council tax in Boston.

2026-27

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (MHCLG) Published

Council tax a year for each band in Boston, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,539.15 £153.92
B £1,795.68 £179.57
C £2,052.20 £205.22
D £2,308.73 £230.87
E £2,821.78 £282.18
F £3,334.83 £333.48
G £3,847.88 £384.79
H £4,617.46 £461.75

These are the amounts for a home in each band before any discount or reduction. To see the band of a particular home, check it on GOV.UK.

Renting in Boston: about £809 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£607 a month
Two bedrooms
£767 a month
Three bedrooms
£927 a month
Four or more
£1,288 a month

Up 3.3% on a year earlier. This is the average paid by all private renters, including people who moved in years ago, so new lets often cost more.

Source: Price Index of Private Rents (Office for National Statistics) Published

Energy ratings in Boston: 51% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandBostonEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 19% 15%
C 31% 39%
D 31% 34%
E 13% 9%
F 3% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 19,226 certificates for homes in Boston registered in the last 10 years, against 54% C or better across England and Wales. Only homes that were sold, let or newly built need a certificate, so this isn't every home.

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG) Published

Broadband in Boston: 80% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
80%
Can get gigabit
80%
Have a full fibre connection
33%

Across 34,891 homes and businesses in Boston. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 119 of them can't get decent broadband. Whether a particular address can get a service is for the provider to say: check the speeds at a postcode on the broadband speed checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (fixed broadband coverage) Data from

Mobile signal in Boston.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
76.1%
Calls indoors, every network
81.9%
5G outdoors, any network
100%

The share of homes and businesses across the whole council area, not this postcode. Signal inside a particular building can differ, so check each network's own coverage checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (mobile coverage) Data from

Childcare in Lincolnshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.35 an hour
Median £6.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.04 an hour
Median £5.75

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Lincolnshire charge parents for hours that free or funded childcare doesn't cover, from the Department for Education's 2025 survey of providers.

Source: Childcare and early years provider survey (Department for Education) Published

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