What type of property is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX last sold for £255,000 in September 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

The current EPC rating for College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE20 3PX. Source: EPC Register.

How is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX heated?

The latest EPC at College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX is in council tax band C.

Where is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX located?

College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX sits in Swineshead, Boston, Boston. It falls within the PE20 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

Is College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX in a safe area?

Police records around College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX 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.

What transport links are near College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX?

The closest bus stop to College Cottage, Browns Drove, PE20 3PX is Brown's Drove, 437m away. The nearest rail option is Swineshead Rail Station, 554m away.

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College Cottage, Browns Drove, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3PX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About College Cottage

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

College Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3PX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 30.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

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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.

College Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against College Cottage, Browns Drove, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

College Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

College Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£255,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 September 2017Most recent
£255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3PX: £330,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in PE20 3PX

On the street

Versus other Browns Drove homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for College Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,361

Street avg £2,025

Strongly above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 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.

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Brown's Drove — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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