Four Winds, Church Lane, Alvington, Lydney, GL15 6BH

Four Winds is a two-bedroom detached house in Alvington, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 542.5% above the 2000 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.