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

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Country Cottage

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

Country Cottage is a semi-detached house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 206.5% above the 2001 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 60.4% below the postcode norm.

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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.

Country Cottage'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
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Country Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Country Cottage 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.

Country Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£77,000

Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2001Most recent

    £77,000

    +51.0%over 2 years

  2. 6 November 1998

    £51,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3LH: £227,500 (2024–2024).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Country Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£535

Street avg £1,567

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Country Cottage

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.
£237k

1 Bolle Barn, Hoffleet Road, Bicker

PE20 3AJ

£240k

1 Browns Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PX

3 bed
£209k

1 Avenue Villa, South Street, Swineshead

PE20 3JD

£281k

1 Council House, Timms Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PQ

4 bed2 bath
£192k

1 Church Cottage, Maryland Bank, Amber Hill

PE20 3RW

£192k

1 Council House, Hoffleet Stow, Bicker

PE20 3AF

£187k

1 Broad Lane, Bicker

PE20 3AS

3 bed1 bath
£185k

1 Council House, Bicker Fen, Bicker

PE20 3BQ

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

0.0 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

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 Country Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3LH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.