1 The Cottages, Kirton Fen, Brothertoft, Boston, PE20 3SZ

1 The Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brothertoft, Boston, Boston (PE20 3SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 30.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.