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Get started1 Bowsers Cottage is a semi-detached house in Old Leake, Boston, Boston (PE22 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
1 Bowsers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2025
1 Bowsers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On epc rating, 1 Bowsers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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
1.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Median price across the last 5 sales in PE22 9JN: £240,000 (2024–2011).
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Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
PE22 9AZ
Sycamore Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Old Leake Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB