3 Rayson Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH

3 Rayson Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 438.1% above the 1997 sale of £21,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.