Timberyard Cottage, Two Mile Lane, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8DW
About Timberyard Cottage
Timberyard Cottage is a detached house in Highnam, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 8DW). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 109.7% above the 2020 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £350,000 in May 2020.
Energy performance
Timberyard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 applications on record at Timberyard Cottage, Two Mile Lane, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8DW
- Mar 2014New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Outline application for the demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection of 2 residential dwellings (all matters to be reserved for future consideration).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01019/OUT
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2022Decision
- ExtensionSept 2017Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 18 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2020Most recent
£350,000
+40.0%over 17 years16 June 2002
£249,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 8DW: £417,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GL2 8DW
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£850,000Perry Barn, Two Mile Lane, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8DW
Sold Mar 2022
£35,00015 Two Mile Lane, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8DW
Sold Jun 2021
£337,500
Versus other Two Mile Lane homes
Timberyard Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,786
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Highnam CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

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