Walnut Tree Cottage, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
About Walnut Tree Cottage
Walnut Tree Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Alvington, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at -48.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 1362.2% above the 1997 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 94.7% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemLpg
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Walnut Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey extension application was refused at Walnut Tree Cottage in 2023.
- Feb 2024RenovationFullIn report
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to planning permission P0002/18/FUL to enable addition of Juliet balcony, sunroom and change of roof materials to slate.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P1676/23/FUL
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a ground floor extension to create a separate bedsit accommodation.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- P1720/22/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Walnut Tree Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -48.6% per year over 1 year.
£37,000
Growth on file: -48.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
5 October 1997Most recent
£37,000
-48.6%over 9 months3 January 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6AT: £540,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in GL15 6AT
Byways, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
Sold Nov 2022
£540,000The Old Parsonage, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
Sold Jun 2022
£575,000Duncastle Farm, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
Sold Mar 2022
£690,000Mardin House, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
Sold May 2019
£400,000Vine Tree House, Main Road, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6AT
Sold May 2007
£305,000
Versus other Main Road homes
On price per m², Walnut Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£157
Street avg £3,247
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
0.3 km
Globe Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Woolaston Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







