| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £194 | 0.1 yrs | +7.2 pts · reaches E |
| Low energy lighting | — | £40 | £10 | 4.0 yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £226 | 4.4 yrs | +8.4 pts |
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £2,000 – £3,000 | £446 | 5.6 yrs | +16.6 pts · reaches C |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £210 | 21.5 yrs | +7.8 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £176 | 28.5 yrs | +6.5 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 £1,261 a year — a 9.7% annual return on £13,063.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £353,675 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Willow Road: 105 sales since 1995 · £386,589 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Cranmore Infant School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Alderbrook School | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.45 · above average (2023/24) |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 +0.75 · well above average (2023/24) |
| St Peter's Catholic School | Secondary | 0.9 mi | Progress 8 +0.32 · 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 E01010202, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Willow Road
How this home sits against its street.