| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £23 – £300typical | £45 | 3.6 yrs | +0.5 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £225typical | £25 | 9.0 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £20 – £50typical | £2 | 15.2 yrs | +0.0 pts |
| Change of heating system | — | £5,000typical | £151 | 33.2 yrs | +1.6 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £5,000typical | £41 | 50+ yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £4,500 – £9,000typical | £49 | 50+ yrs | +0.5 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £9,000typical | £57 | 50+ yrs | +0.6 pts · reaches F |
Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges, except where marked typical, which this certificate did not price and which are taken instead from comparable homes of the same type. 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 £370 a year — a 1.4% annual return on £26,172.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2009, states £1,835 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £350,707 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Ashcombe Avenue: 16 sales since 1995 · £335,500 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grestone Academy | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Rookery School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy | Secondary | 0.5 mi | Progress 8 +0.43 · above average (2023/24) |
| St John Wall Catholic School | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.82 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Hamstead Hall Academy | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 +0.05 · 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.
Ashcombe Avenue
How this home sits against its street.