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Bracken Cottage, Bowson Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LA

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bracken Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bracken Cottage is a detached house in Bream, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 88 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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Everything you need to know about Bracken Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bracken Cottage, Bowson Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bracken Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bracken Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bracken Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6LA: £225,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Bowson Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Bracken Cottage stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 60 (D)

Below

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bracken Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£314k

1 Elm Court, Woolaston

GL15 6PG

£281k

1 Cheese Dairy House, Chapel Hill, Aylburton

GL15 6DF

£350k

1 Barrowell Lane, St Briavels

GL15 6TP

4 bed
£350k

1 Coxs Way, Bream

GL15 6LL

£276k

1 Church Road, Aylburton

GL15 6DB

£273k

1 Belle Vue Cottages, Forest Road, Bream

GL15 6LX

2 bed
£270k

1 Belmont Road, Hewelsfield

GL15 6UX

£265k

1 Chapel Hill Close, Chapel Hill, Aylburton

GL15 6HY

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lydney district page.
Full Lydney report

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

0.0 km

Bungalows — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Bream Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL15 6LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL15 6LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL15 6LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bracken Cottage, Bowson Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.