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3 sales on record
About West Fen Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
West Fen Cottage is a semi-detached house in Frithville, Boston, Boston (PE22 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Sale prices here have outpaced Boston HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 109.1% above the 2016 sale of £65,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
West Fen Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2016)
£65,995
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Shorts Corner homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for West Fen Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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