Beck Side Garth, Embleton, Cockermouth CA13 9TN

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 152 m² · Owner-occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £20,990 · £10,495 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£15£111.3 yrs+0.3 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£1231.8 yrs+3.0 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£2593.9 yrs+6.3 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£944.2 yrs+2.3 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£21512.8 yrs+5.3 pts · reaches D
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£15916.3 yrs+3.9 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£20124.9 yrs+4.9 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£28032.1 yrs+6.8 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£24047.9 yrs+5.9 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£9450+ yrs+2.3 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

£3,114
per year at grade E
£1,437
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,343 a year — a 6.4% annual return on £20,990.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £2,703 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
Lorton SchoolPrimary2.1 mi
All Saints' CofE SchoolPrimary2.5 mi
Fairfield Primary SchoolPrimary3.0 mi
Cockermouth SchoolSecondary2.6 miProgress 8 +0.23 · above average (2023/24)
Keswick SchoolSecondary6.6 miProgress 8 +0.39 · above average (2023/24)
Beacon Hill Community SchoolSecondary8.2 miProgress 8 -1.37 · 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.

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.

5.9
crimes a month
59
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 27% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019090, 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.