Aveling Cottage, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
About Aveling Cottage
Aveling Cottage is a detached house in Woolaston, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 38.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £357,500 in April 2019.
Energy performance
Aveling Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Aveling Cottage.
- Apr 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage/gym with associated retaining walls. (Part retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P0358/21/FUL
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Three storey rear extension and raised patio.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P0789/19/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 2 years.
£357,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2019Most recent
£357,500
+11.7%over 1 year29 June 2017
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6NT: £600,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in GL15 6NT
Smallbrook Farm, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Dec 2020
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Sold Aug 2019
£680,000The Reddings, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Sept 2018
£600,000The Orchard, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Sept 2016
£450,000Walden, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Sept 2015
£415,000
Versus other The Common homes
Aveling Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,611
Street avg £2,882
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.0 km
Smallbrook — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woolaston Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







