Boston Castle
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Boston Castle at a glance
- House prices
- £180,000
- Lower prices13th percentile
- Schools
- 15th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 73rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 288.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak2nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle71st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Boston Castle a good place to live?
Boston Castle may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rotherham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Boston Castle
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 288.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Boston Castle
House prices
- Median sale price
- £180,000
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 89 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Boston Castle
Schools
15th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Boston Castle
Flood risk
10.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.4% of the area. That is the 71st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Boston Castle
Transport
73rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Boston Castle a good place to live?
Boston Castle may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Boston Castle safe?
Boston Castle ranks in the 2nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Boston Castle?
The median sale price was £180,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Boston Castle?
Schools rank in the 15th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Boston Castle?
Nearby public profiles include Wath in Rotherham and Dinnington in Rotherham.
