What type of property is 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF last change hands?

17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF last sold for £175,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in August 2008, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

Across 2 sales between August 2008 and September 2021, 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF rose from £120,000 to £175,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +2.9% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

The current EPC rating for 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF located?

17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF sits in Bicker, Boston, Boston. It falls within the PE20 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

What is crime like near 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

Police records around 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

The closest primary school to 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF is The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School (2.8km). The closest secondary is Cowley Academy (2.3km).

What is the nearest station to 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF?

The closest bus stop to 17 Lowgate Avenue, PE20 3DF is Gauntlet Road, 135m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Lowgate Avenue, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3DF

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Lowgate Avenue

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

17 Lowgate Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bicker, Boston, Boston (PE20 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Heating systemOil
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Lowgate Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Lowgate Avenue, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Lowgate Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£175,000

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2021Most recent
£175,000
+45.8%over 13 years
21 August 2008
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3DF: £121,500 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in PE20 3DF

On the street

Versus other Lowgate Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Lowgate Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,011

Street avg £1,366

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£187k

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PE20 3PX

3 bed

£165k

1 Cope Court, Swineshead

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3 bed

£160k

1 Church Lane, Swineshead

PE20 3HY

3 bed

£158k

1 Baby Row, North End, Swineshead

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3 bed1 bath

£146k

1 Bishop Way, Bicker

PE20 3BU

2 bed1 bath

£281k

1 Council House, Timms Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PQ

4 bed2 bath

£125k

1 Abbey Road, Swineshead

PE20 3EN

2 bed1 bath

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.

Full Boston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gauntlet Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Cowley Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE20 3DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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