Starlings, Whitesmith, Lewes BN8 6JF

Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 166 m² · Owner-Occupied · Air source heat pump, radiators, electric

Upgrade Plan

EC for £12,545 · £6,273 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£45£123.6 yrs+0.2 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£1033.9 yrs+1.9 pts
Room-in-roof insulation£1,500 – £2,700£3895.4 yrs+7.4 pts · reaches D
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£28217.7 yrs+5.3 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£21922.9 yrs+4.1 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£5,000 – £8,000£26124.9 yrs+4.9 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

£3,343
per year at grade E
£2,077
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,005 a year — a 8.0% annual return on £12,545.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2018, states £1,936 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
Chiddingly Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
Park Mead Primary SchoolPrimary2.2 mi
Laughton Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
King's Academy RingmerSecondary5.2 miProgress 8 +0.30 · above average (2023/24)
Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary6.2 miProgress 8 +0.08 · average (2023/24)
Heathfield Community CollegeSecondary6.5 miProgress 8 +0.30 · 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.

8.1
crimes a month
73
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 45% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01021147, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.