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The Peacock, Kirton, Boston, PE20

Use Class
Use Classes: E, Sui Generis

Key Features

  • High street location in Lincolnshire market town
  • Traditional, 18th century, mid-terrace public house
  • Three storey brick building totalling 4606 ft2
  • Rear car park/courtyard with sizeable outbuilding
  • Permission to convert to five residential dwellings
  • Closed since 2012 - vacant possession opportunity

Description

TRADE AREAS
ENTRANCE HALL with staircase to the first floor, understairs storage cupboard and access to the FRONT BAR which has seating for 18, a wooden bar servery, carpet flooring and an electric fireplace. FRONT LOUNGE with seating for 20, carpet flooring and an ornate, wooden fireplace surround. REAR BAR consisting of two trade areas with combined seating for 38, carpet flooring, wooden bar servery and double-sided, open fireplace with brick surround. SNUG with seating for 22, wood panelled walls and tile flooring. INNER HALL with access to both Ladies' and Gentleman's TOILETS, a STORE CUPBOARD and entry to the COMMERCIAL KITCHEN with PANTRY. GROUND FLOOR CELLAR comprising a cool room and a barrel room with external door for barrel deliveries.

FIRST FLOOR
FUNCTION ROOM with wooden bar servery, wooden flooring and external rear door to the fire escape.

OWNERS ACCOMMODATION
First Floor: THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS. LOUNGE. KITCHEN. BATHROOM with separate SHOWER CUBICLE. STORAGE CUPBOARD. STAIRS to the second/top floor.

Second/Top Floor: TWO DOUBLE ROOMS and eves storage.

EXTERNAL
A gated coaching arch entrance leads to a REAR CAR PARK/COURTYARD which could be reconfigured as a trade patio. The rear car park/courtyard benefits from a single storey brick OUTBUILDING and parking spaces for four vehicles. Additional on-street parking can be found to the front of the property adjacent to High Street and Market Place and is available on a first come, first served basis. Please note: There is a pedestrian right of way across the rear car park/courtyard providing access to the adjacent terrace property.

BUSINESS
The Peacock has been vacant since 2012. Prior to this, the venue operated under lease as a traditional, town centre public house. No trade is sold or warranted. Historic trade accounts are unavailable. Prospective purchasers must make their own assumptions as to likely trade levels having due regard to the location and potential of the site.

PLANNING
The property benefits from granted planning permission dated 28th July 2022 expiring after four years, the permission allows change of use from a public house to create 5 residential dwellings which would comprise:
2 One bedroom apartments
1 Two bedroom apartment
1 Three bedroom townhouse/duplex apartment
1 Separate, One bedroom, ground floor apartment

Map Location

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Date Posted
2026-07-20

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 54% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Kirton Primary School237 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    537
    Type
    Community school
  • Wyberton Primary Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Thomas CofE Primary Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    400
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Staniland Academy3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    461
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Thomas Middlecott Academy445 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    612
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Boston Grammar School3.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    924
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Haven High Academy4.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,229
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Boston High School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    837
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Cowley Academy6.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    621
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Kirton, Kirton, Lincolnshire146 metres
Spar - Kirton, Kirton, Lincolnshire329 metres
Spar - Wyberton, Wyberton1.7 miles

GP surgery

Kirton Medical Centre313 metres

Pharmacy

Lincoln Co-Op Chemists Ltd313 metres

Hospital

Pilgrim Hospital4.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field217 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Boston Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

War Memorial94 metres

Typical drive times

Boston7 min · 4.2 miles
Spalding18 min · 11 miles
Heckington19 min · 13 miles
Long Sutton21 min · 16 miles
Peterborough (city)41 min · 30 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 2Medium risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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