Lime Tree Cottage, Deynes Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LG

Lime Tree Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LG). It has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (around 2874 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.

At 267 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £957,500 in November 2024.