What type of property is Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB last sold for £240,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £115,000 in February 2017, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and January 2023, Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB rose from £115,000 to £240,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +13.3% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB have?

The current EPC rating for Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. It has improved from a F recorded in October 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL15 6TB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB heated?

The latest EPC at Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB have?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2016. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB is in council tax band C.

Where is Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB located?

Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB sits in St. Briavels, Lydney, Lydney. It falls within the GL15 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

Police records around Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

The closest primary school to Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB is St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School (205m).

How well connected is Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB?

The closest bus stop to Barn Cottage, High Street, GL15 6TB is The Square, 30m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Barn Cottage, High Street, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6TB

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Barn Cottage

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

Barn Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Briavels, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2016. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 11.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 131.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £240,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2022

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Oct 2011

EPC improved fromF36toE39

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls

Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Barn Cottage, High Street, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2016
Change of UseAmendment
In report
Retrospective change of use from residential holiday accommodation into full time residential use. (C3 Use).
Retrospective
Documents
24 docs on file
Reference
P1135/16/COU
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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.

Barn Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2017.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£240,000

Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

6 January 2023Most recent
£240,000
+108.7%over 5 years
10 February 2017
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL15 6TB: £130,000 (2022–2020).

Nearby sales in GL15 6TB

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Barn Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,934

Street avg £2,259

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL15 6TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL15 6TB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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