Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating controls(optional, beyond E) | — | £350 – £450 | £12 | 34.6 yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Wind turbine(optional, beyond E) | — | £1,500 – £4,000 | £26 | 50+ yrs | +0.8 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond E) | — | £1,500 – £3,500 | £19 | 50+ yrs | +0.6 pts |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond E) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £25 | 50+ yrs | +0.8 pts |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond E) | — | £5,500 – £14,500 | £34 | 50+ yrs | +1.1 pts |
| Double glazing(optional, beyond E) | — | £2,500 – £6,500 | £11 | 50+ yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond E) | — | £11,000 – £20,000 | £29 | 50+ yrs | +0.9 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
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2011, states £941 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £180,858 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Whitecroft: 53 sales since 1995 · £229,136 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| Seascale Primary School | Primary | 2.1 mi | — |
| Beckermet CofE School | Primary | 3.9 mi | — |
| West Lakes Academy | Secondary | 6.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.42 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | 9.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.24 · below average (2023/24) |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | Secondary | 10.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.29 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019279, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Whitecroft
How this home sits against its street.