| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £1,200 – £200 | £483 | 1.4 yrs | +14.5 pts · reaches D |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £1,500 – £500 | £183 | 5.5 yrs | +5.5 pts · reaches C |
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 £666 a year — a 39.2% annual return on £1,700.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2019, states £981 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £90,343 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Stephen Close: 9 sales since 1995 · £74,375 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Chantlers Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 0.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.18 · average (2023/24) |
| Bury Church of England High School | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.31 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Derby High School | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
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 E01004948, to 2026-05. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Stephen Close
How this home sits against its street.