10 Council Villas, Main Road, Lower Yorkley, Yorkley, Lydney, GL15 4TR

10 Council Villas is a mid-terrace house in Yorkley, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 4TR). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 483.2% above the 1998 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 73.5% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).