Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Lydney sell for a median £252,500
That is the middle of 527 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
37% of Lydney’s sales are detached houses
527 homes sold in three years: 197 detached houses, 176 semi-detached houses, 143 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 197 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£368K
- Last 12 months
- £333K51 sold
- New build
- £315K
median sale · 176 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £246K54 sold
- New build
- £260K
median sale · 143 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £189K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £200K31 sold
- New build
- £206K
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £80K–£135K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Lydney’s homes sold for between £209K and £310K
One sale in ten was under £178K and one in ten over £370K. 47% sold for under £250K.
The median, £252,500, sits in the £250–300K band
527 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,500 in 1995 to £260,000 in the last 12 months (£228,975 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
139 sales in the last 12 months, against 295 in 2021, the busiest year, and 55 in 2011. Sales fell by 30% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 18%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 41% more sales than 2020.
Lydney costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Lydney, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £70K | £98K | £181K | £190K | £210K | £288K | £333K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £64K | £146K | £149K | £144K | £203K | £246K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £47K | £120K | £124K | £128K | £162K | £200K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
6% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,230 new homes have been sold in Lydney since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £269,995
against £250,000 for a home sold on, 8% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.5% sold leasehold in Lydney. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Mallard Way is Lydney’s busiest street, with 46 sales in three years
36 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 10 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mallard Way | GL15 | 46 | £239,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Buzzard Rise | GL15 | 26 | £239,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Primrose Hill | GL15 | 15 | £285,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Kingfisher Drive | GL15 | 13 | £218,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Lych Gate Mews | GL15 | 13 | £200,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Lakeside Avenue | GL15 | 12 | £240,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Templeway West | GL15 | 10 | £309,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Kimberley Drive | GL15 | 10 | £292,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Lancaster Drive | GL15 | 10 | £238,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Redwing Avenue | GL15 | 10 | £197,995 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 11 | Edwin Jones Way | GL15 | 9 | £335,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Highbrook Way | GL15 | 9 | £252,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Queen Street | GL15 | 9 | £160,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Abbots Gate | GL15 | 8 | £321,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Primrose Way | GL15 | 8 | £257,500 | Mixed |
Chaffinch Crescent: £434,995
Hopes Close: £89,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.9 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Lydney is the 45th most expensive of 48 towns in Gloucestershire
Lydney is one of Gloucestershire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Lydney’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney | — | £253K | 139 | +49% |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2.1 | £322K | 25 | +34% |
| Bream | 2.5 | £264K | 30 | +39% |
| Sharpness | 2.6 | £253K | 9 | +47% |
| Blakeney | 3 | £293K | 14 | +65% |
| Berkeley | 3.8 | £315K | 31 | +66% |
| Ruspidge | 5.7 | £243K | 19 | +32% |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 5.7 | £267K | 29 | +44% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Lydney
What is the average house price in Lydney?
The median home in Lydney sold for £252,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 527 standard sales (£260,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £325,000, semi-detached houses £246,000, terraced houses £203,000 and flats and maisonettes £130,000.
Are house prices going up in Lydney?
The median was £260,000 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£244,747), and £260,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Lydney each year?
139 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 203 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lydney?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Chaffinch Crescent (GL15, £434,995), Bracken Close (GL15, £398,000) and Grove Road (GL15, £387,500).
How much does a new build cost in Lydney?
New homes sold for a median £269,995 over three years, against £250,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 23% of sales.
Is Lydney expensive for Gloucestershire?
Lydney is the 45th most expensive of 48 towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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