21 Smithville Close, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6TN

21 Smithville Close is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Briavels, Lydney, Lydney (GL15 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 sits 117% above the 2014 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.