2 May Cottage, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
About 2 May Cottage
2 May Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bream, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 949 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 24). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 661.8% above the 1996 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 80.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
2 May Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 2 May Cottage.
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Alterations and erection of a two storey extension to dwelling.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P1610/06/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
2 May Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 1996Most recent
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6LQ: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL15 6LQ
Mill Hill Cottage, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
Sold May 2025
£300,000West Ridge, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
Sold Jul 2022
£400,000Oakwood House, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
Sold Dec 2021
£520,0001 May Cottage, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
Sold Sept 2021
£289,995Windrush, Hang Hill Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LQ
Sold Sept 2021
£365,000
Versus other Hang Hill Road homes
2 May Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£385
Street avg £2,503
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Hang Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bream Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







