2 Townsend Cottages, East Street, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6TF
About 2 Townsend Cottages
2 Townsend Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St. Briavels, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6TF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in August 2002. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 172% above the 2002 sale of £81,250. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 2 Townsend Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell x 1 willow, x 1 small leaf lime and x 1 cherry at 2 Townsend Cottages.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P0530/20/TCA
- Sept 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction of x 1 Willow tree by 25% at 2 Townsend Cottages.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P1367/14/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Townsend Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.3% per year over 2 years.
£81,250
Growth on file: 42.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2002Most recent
£81,250
+119.6%over 2 years25 May 2000
£37,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GL15 6TF: £137,500 (2017–2005).
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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
0.1 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







