| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £46 | 21.8 yrs | +4.1 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £34 | 29.2 yrs | +3.0 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £42 | 50+ yrs | +3.8 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £36 | 50+ yrs | +3.1 pts · reaches B |
Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.
Running costs
The full plan saves £158 a year — a 1.4% annual return on £11,500.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2024, states £1,008 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £150,975 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Handsworth New Road: 46 sales since 1995 · £137,641 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Watt Primary School | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| Oasis Academy Boulton | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| Oasis Academy Benson | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Windsor Olympus Academy | Secondary | 0.2 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 0.4 mi | Progress 8 +0.78 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Holyhead School | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.04 · average (2023/24) |
Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.
Area context
Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01009359, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Handsworth New Road
How this home sits against its street.