2 Rayson Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
About 2 Rayson Cottage
2 Rayson Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 93 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £183,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Rayson Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a two storey detached annex
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/20/0277
- Oct 2008
What's in 2 Rayson Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 15 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£183,000
+72.6%over 14 years22 June 2006
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3LH: £227,500 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in PE20 3LH
Swan Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
Sold Nov 2024
£80,000The Willows, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
Sold May 2024
£290,000Ash House, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
Sold Mar 2024
£235,000Blacksmiths Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
Sold Mar 2024
£227,5002 Scotney Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH
Sold Feb 2024
£147,500
Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for 2 Rayson Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,968
Street avg £1,492
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
King John's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







