4 Lodge Gardens, Church Street, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6RG

4 Lodge Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in St. Briavels, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6RG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–342 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 58). The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 228.6% above the 1997 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.