1 Leonards Cottage, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ
About 1 Leonards Cottage
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
1 Leonards Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Leonards Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 7 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 2010Most recent
£125,000
+0.8%over 3 years29 August 2006
£124,000
+60.5%over 3 years14 January 2003
£77,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 1SQ: £218,500 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in PE20 1SQ
Yellow Bungalow, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ
Sold Dec 2022
£165,000Elmstead, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ
Sold Mar 2022
£585,000Barfords Farm, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ
Sold Jan 2021
£530,0002 Leonards Cottage, Swineshead Road, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1SQ
Sold Jun 2007
£218,500
Versus other Swineshead Road homes
On price per m², 1 Leonards Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,506
Street avg £3,348
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Leonard Cottages — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







