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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Benington, Boston, Boston (PE22 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 393.9% above the 1998 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 68.9% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£33,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Davids Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£465
Street avg £1,405
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE22 0BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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