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About Plum Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Plum Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Benington, Boston, Boston (PE22 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Boston HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 4 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). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £138,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Plum Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Plum Cottage, Davids Lane, Benington, Boston, PE22 0DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullFavourable with conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor rear dormer extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£138,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Davids Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Plum Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
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
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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
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE22 0DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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