LIME TREE COTTAGE, KATES LANE, WETHERDEN, STOWMARKET, IP14 3LE - £450,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

LIME TREE COTTAGE is a midsized extended detached house of 135m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £456,034. It was last sold for £450,000 in July 2022, which was around 3% above the average July 2022 detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2020, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

LIME TREE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for LIME TREE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two LIME TREE COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2022 18 JUL	£450,000	£435,334	3% above HPI
1996 17 DEC	£110,000	£83,668	31% above HPI

LIME TREE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two LIME TREE COTTAGE sales from December 1996 and July 2022 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 1996 sale was for 31% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 31% above the HPI over time, until the July 2022 sale, where it falls to 3% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 3% above the HPI.

What might LIME TREE COTTAGE be worth now?

LIME TREE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £456,034.

This is based on house price inflation of 1.3%, between July 2022 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Mid Suffolk local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 1.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for LIME TREE COTTAGE of £450,000 on 18th July 2022. For the value to have increased from £450,000 to £456,034 over the one year and seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of LIME TREE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Mid Suffolk local authority area.
• The July 2022 sale price of £450,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of LIME TREE COTTAGE has not materially changed since July 2022.

How Large is LIME TREE COTTAGE?

LIME TREE COTTAGE is 135m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2020. This puts it in the largest 50% of detached houses houses in Wetherden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Wetherden, and where LIME TREE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 52% of detached houses houses are smaller than LIME TREE COTTAGE, and 48% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wetherden.

LIME TREE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

LIME TREE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.117 of an acre, or 474m². The below map shows the location of LIME TREE COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of LIME TREE COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is LIME TREE COTTAGE?

LIME TREE COTTAGE is located on KATES LANE in WETHERDEN, in the IP14 postcode district. The below map shows the position of LIME TREE COTTAGE on KATES LANE.