The Follys, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
About The Follys
The Follys is a detached house in Woolaston, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 154 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (194 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Follys has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Follys has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 6NT: £600,000 (2020–2017).
Nearby sales in GL15 6NT
Smallbrook Farm, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Dec 2020
£713,000Garden Cottage, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Aug 2019
£680,000Aveling Cottage, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Apr 2019
£357,500The Reddings, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Sept 2018
£600,000The Orchard, The Common, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6NT
Sold Sept 2016
£450,000
Versus other The Common homes
On epc rating, The Follys stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 196 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







