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Ivy Cottage, Forest Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LX

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
229 m²
2468 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ivy Cottage

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

Ivy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bream, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2468 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 sits 135.2% above the 2013 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ivy 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.

Ivy 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ivy Cottage, Forest Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ivy 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 Ivy Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Ivy Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£588,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.3% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£250,000

Growth on file: -1.3% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2013Most recent

    £250,000

    -8.1%over 6 years

  2. 17 May 2007

    £272,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6LX: £256,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Ivy Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,090

Street avg £1,951

Strongly below

Floor Area

229 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ivy 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.
£496k

1 Ash Way, Woolaston

GL15 6QA

4 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Barrowell Lane, St Briavels

GL15 6TP

4 bed
£651k

1 Bloomery Court, Alvington

GL15 6FH

5 bed2 bath
£511k

1 Burnt House Barn, Main Road, Woolaston

GL15 6PJ

3 bed
£600k

1 Duncastle Court, Alvington

GL15 6FF

£541k

1 Brookend Cottages, Station Road, Woolaston

GL15 6PN

£273k

1 Belle Vue Cottages, Forest Road, Bream

GL15 6LX

2 bed
£383k

1 Admirals Close, Bream

GL15 6NH

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

0.2 km

Hillrise school stop — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 6LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL15 6LX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL15 6LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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 Ivy Cottage, Forest Road, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6LX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.