1 Top Farm Cottage, Lineside, Hubberts Bridge, Boston, PE20 3QX

1 Top Farm Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hubberts Bridge, Boston, Boston (PE20 3QX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £145,000 in May 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 18.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.