Limes Cottage, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
About Limes Cottage
Limes Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Palgrave, Diss, Diss (IP22 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 63% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 15 EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Limes Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Limes Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 20 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 April 2022Most recent
£315,000
+152.0%over 20 years5 December 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 1AW: £400,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in IP22 1AW
Pear Tree Cottage, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
Sold Dec 2022
£370,000Burlington Lodge, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
Sold Aug 2022
£515,000Fairfax House, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
Sold Sept 2021
£445,000Tudor Cottage, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
Sold Feb 2020
£400,000Netherfield, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Diss, IP22 1AW
Sold Aug 2018
£301,000
Everything we know about Limes Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Crossing Road homes
On floor area, Limes Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,462
Street avg £3,110
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Rose Lane Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Palgrave Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB