South Cottage, Church Lane, Algarkirk, Boston, PE20 2HH

South Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Algarkirk, Boston, Boston (PE20 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 45% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.