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1 Leonards Cottage, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Leonards Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Leonards Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirton Holme, Boston, Boston (PE20 1SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in April 2010. At 83 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 28% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Leonards Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2016from Jan 2010
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Leonards Cottage, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Leonards Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Leonards Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£125,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 April 2010Most recent

    £125,000

    +0.8%over 3 years
  2. 29 August 2006

    £124,000

    +60.5%over 3 years
  3. 14 January 2003

    £77,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 1SQ: £218,500 (2022–2007).

On the street

Versus other Swineshead Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Leonards Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,506

Street avg £3,348

Strongly below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Leonards Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Boston district page.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Leonard Cottages — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE20 1SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE20 1SQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 1SQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Leonards Cottage, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.