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The Birches, Donington Road, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3EF

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
242 m²
2605 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Birches

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

The Birches is a detached house in Bicker, Boston, Boston (PE20 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

The Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Birches, Donington Road, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Birches 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 Birches has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£471,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2021Most recent

    £390,000

    +136.4%over 20 years

  2. 7 September 2000

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3EF: £290,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Donington Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for The Birches runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,612

Street avg £1,737

Below

Floor Area

242 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Birches

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

£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£445k

1 Castle Close, Swineshead

PE20 3JH

4 bed3 bath
£325k

1 Clover Way, Swineshead

PE20 3NW

£318k

1 Abbey Gardens, Bullens Lane, Swineshead

PE20 3LG

£281k

1 Council House, Timms Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PQ

4 bed2 bath
£240k

1 Browns Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PX

3 bed
£237k

1 Bolle Barn, Hoffleet Road, Bicker

PE20 3AJ

£209k

1 Avenue Villa, South Street, Swineshead

PE20 3JD

£192k

1 Church Cottage, Maryland Bank, Amber Hill

PE20 3RW

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

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Drury Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Cowley Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE20 3EF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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 The Birches, Donington Road, Bicker, Boston, PE20 3EF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.