April Cottage, Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
About April Cottage
April Cottage is a detached house in Viney Hill, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 4NX). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 156 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 38.6% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
April Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2023New BuildFullIn report
Erection of new dwelling with associated works.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P1736/22/FUL
- Sept 2022New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a detached bungalow and single storey garage with associated works.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P1016/22/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on April Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2021Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 4NX: £242,500 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in GL15 4NX
Graftdon, Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
Sold Jan 2022
£105,0006 Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
Sold Apr 2017
£242,5001 Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
Sold Mar 2017
£212,500Green Glade House, Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
Sold Jul 2014
£320,0005 Meadow Close, Viney Hill, Lydney, GL15 4NX
Sold Nov 2013
£265,000
Versus other Meadow Close homes
April Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,372
Street avg £2,220
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
All Saints' Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Blakeney Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







