What type of property is Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD last sold for £180,000 in June 2008, around 18 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £94,500 in March 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between March 2000 and June 2008, Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD rose from £94,500 to £180,000, a change of £85,500. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

The current EPC rating for Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (1,873 sq ft). That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE20 3JD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD heated?

The latest EPC at Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD is in council tax band C.

Where is Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD located?

Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD sits in Swineshead, Boston, Boston. It falls within the PE20 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

Is Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD in a safe area?

Police records around Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD 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 Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

The closest primary school to Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD is Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School (378m).

What transport links are near Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD?

The closest bus stop to Birch Tree House, South Street, PE20 3JD is Bullens Lane, 143m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Birch Tree House, South Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JD

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

174 m²

1873 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Birch Tree House

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

Birch Tree House is a detached house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since June 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 58.3% above the 2008 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. At 174 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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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.

Birch Tree House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birch Tree House, South Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birch Tree House 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.

Birch Tree House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2008)

£180,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

3 June 2008Most recent
£180,000
+50.0%over 4 years
10 June 2003
£120,000
-31.0%over 11 months
14 July 2002
£174,000
+84.1%over 2 years
3 March 2000
£94,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3JD: £175,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PE20 3JD

On the street

Versus other South Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Birch Tree House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,034

Street avg £1,655

Strongly below

Floor Area

174 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 6.4 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.

£281k

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1 Browns Drove, Swineshead

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1 Council House, Hoffleet Stow, Bicker

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bullens Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low

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60 dB

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