| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £80 | 12.5 yrs | +5.3 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £45 | £4 | 12.8 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,500 – £500 | £64 | 15.6 yrs | +4.2 pts · reaches C |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £49 | 50+ yrs | +3.2 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £62 | 50+ yrs | +4.1 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £74 | 50+ yrs | +4.9 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 £334 a year — a 1.6% annual return on £21,145.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £755 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £322,016 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Malvern Drive: 266 sales since 1995 · £194,577 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Redfield Edge Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Cadbury Heath Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Sir Bernard Lovell Academy | Secondary | 0.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.08 · average (2023/24) |
| Digitech Studio School | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.65 · well below average (2023/24) |
| John Cabot Academy | Secondary | 2.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.44 · 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 E01014940, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Malvern Drive
How this home sits against its street.