| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughtproofing | — | £80 – £120 | £216 | 0.5 yrs | +8.2 pts |
| Flue gas heat recovery | — | £400 – £900 | £249 | 2.6 yrs | +9.4 pts · reaches F |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £256 | 3.9 yrs | +9.7 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £45 | £11 | 4.0 yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £191 | 5.2 yrs | +7.2 pts · reaches E |
| Change of heating system | — | £3,000 – £7,000 | £730 | 6.9 yrs | +27.6 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £5,000 – £8,000 | £237 | 27.5 yrs | +9.0 pts · reaches C |
| Double glazing | — | £3,300 – £6,500 | £93 | 50+ yrs | +3.5 pts |
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 £1,981 a year — a 10.3% annual return on £19,195.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £156,000 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Dingle Street: 91 sales since 1995 · £137,114 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Green Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Grace Mary Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.38 · below average (2023/24) |
| West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.05 · average (2023/24) |
| St Michael's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.28 · above 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 E01010018, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Dingle Street
How this home sits against its street.