The Limes, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
About The Limes
The Limes is a detached house in Shelfanger, Diss, Diss (IP22 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 275.8% above the 1999 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Limes
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Limes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Limes was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2026ConditionsIn report
Detail of condition 3 of 2025/3097 - air source heat pump noise mitigation
- Agent
- AES Contractors Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2026/0284
- Jan 2026RenovationFullIn report
Replacement boiler with air source heat pump
- Agent
- AES Contractors Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/3097
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Limes
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The Limes's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 1999Most recent
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IP22 2DP: £357,500 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in IP22 2DP
Ventura Cottage, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Apr 2021
£490,0002 The Old Chapel, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Sept 2020
£205,000Old Crown House, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Aug 2019
£375,000Field View, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold Jan 2019
£250,000The Gables, Common Road, Shelfanger, Diss, IP22 2DP
Sold May 2016
£357,500
Everything we know about The Limes, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Common Road homes
On price per m², The Limes runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,060
Street avg £2,201
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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.
Closest school
1.5 km
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing. 1 school 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB