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Forest Cottage, Main Road, Brothertoft, Boston, PE20 3SN

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
162 m²
1744 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Forest Cottage

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

Forest Cottage is a detached house in Brothertoft, Boston, Boston (PE20 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2021. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Cottage, Main Road, Brothertoft, Boston, PE20 3SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forest 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.

Forest Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 3 sales in PE20 3SN: £133,000 (2024–1999).

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Forest Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

45 (E)

Street avg 51 (E)

On par

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Forest 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.
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£240k

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£445k

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4 bed3 bath
£209k

1 Avenue Villa, South Street, Swineshead

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£192k

1 Church Cottage, Maryland Bank, Amber Hill

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Punchbowl Lane — bus stop.

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 3SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE20 3SN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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 Forest Cottage, Main Road, Brothertoft, Boston, PE20 3SN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.