281 Walshaw Road, Bury BL8 1PX

Mid-Terrace house · Built 1900-1929 · 80 m² · Owner-occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

EB for £26,825 · £8,942 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1240.8 yrs+5.0 pts
Hot water cylinder insulation£200 – £400£1262.4 yrs+5.1 pts
Low energy lighting£25£63.9 yrs+0.3 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1476.8 yrs+6.0 pts · reaches D
Heating controls£350 – £450£547.4 yrs+2.2 pts
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£1109.1 yrs+4.5 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£9128.7 yrs+3.7 pts · reaches C
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£11443.7 yrs+4.6 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£9,000 – £14,000£13650+ yrs+5.5 pts
Double glazing£3,300 – £6,500£5350+ yrs+2.2 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

£1,968
per year at grade E
£1,005
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £963 a year — a 3.6% annual return on £26,825.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £1,163 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

22 April 2021£185,000
18 March 2014£146,000
16 November 2012£38,500

Estimated today: £230,771 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Walshaw Road: 541 sales since 1995 · £170,830 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Elton Community Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary0.3 mi
Chantlers Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
The Elton High SchoolSecondary0.2 miProgress 8 -0.24 · below average (2023/24)
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary1.0 miProgress 8 -0.18 · average (2023/24)
Tottington High SchoolSecondary1.1 miProgress 8 -0.65 · well 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.

Walshaw Road

How this home sits against its street.

249
graded homes
63.9
average score
D
most common grade
-20.9
this home vs street
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