Rent Evidence Pack · Boston

Average Private Rent in Boston

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£800
12-month change
+1.2%

The East Midlands' rental market centres on its university cities, well connected by road and rail to London and the North. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Boston, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Boston averages £600 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,275 — a spread of £675 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £800, the Boston figure sits below the East Midlands average of £918 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £800, up from £740 in July 2024.

The Boston Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Boston by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £600+1.5%
2 bed £758+1.3%
3 bed £916+1.2%
4+ bed £1,275+0.1%

24-month trend

July 2024£740June 2026£800

Average monthly rent in Boston, all property sizes: £740 in July 2024 to £800 in June 2026.

How Boston compares

Average monthly private rent, Boston against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Boston £800+1.2%
East Midlands £918+3.7%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Boston average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Boston 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Boston, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Boston, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Boston, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Boston, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • East Midlands average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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