1 Vale Street, Bolton BL2 6QF

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 95 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

EC for £26,025 · £13,013 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1340.7 yrs+4.7 pts
Low energy lighting£25£73.6 yrs+0.2 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£586.9 yrs+2.0 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£15931.4 yrs+5.6 pts · reaches D
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£12340.5 yrs+4.3 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£14744.2 yrs+5.1 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£17250+ yrs+6.0 pts · reaches C
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£5850+ yrs+2.0 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

£2,224
per year at grade E
£1,366
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £800 a year — a 3.1% annual return on £26,025.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,570 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Blackshaw Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
Red Lane Primary SchoolPrimary0.7 mi
Little Lever SchoolSecondary1.3 miProgress 8 +0.13 · average (2023/24)
Canon Slade SchoolSecondary2.1 miProgress 8 +0.29 · above average (2023/24)
The Elton High SchoolSecondary2.4 miProgress 8 -0.24 · below 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.

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