1 Fir Tree Cottage, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
About 1 Fir Tree Cottage
1 Fir Tree Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Bream, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6JS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 127.6% above the 2003 sale of £101,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations and extensions to dwelling.
- Reference
- P0058/05/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Fir Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£101,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2003Most recent
£101,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6JS: £215,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in GL15 6JS
Holmdale, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
Sold May 2023
£460,000Ibrox, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
Sold Jan 2019
£205,000Chapel View, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
Sold Nov 2018
£215,000Old Co Op House, Flat 2, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
Sold Sept 2018
£56,000Shrubbery Tree Cottage, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JS
Sold Apr 2017
£270,000
Versus other High Street homes
On price per m², 1 Fir Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,238
Street avg £2,247
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Community Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bream Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







