Croft N Rye Blaithwaite, Wigton CA7 0AZ

Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 254 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £13,815 · £6,908 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£7513.3 yrs+3.4 pts · reaches C
Low energy lighting£115£426.1 yrs+0.2 pts
Double glazing£1,000 – £1,400£3633.0 yrs+1.7 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£10149.7 yrs+4.6 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£9350+ yrs+4.3 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine(optional, beyond B)£15,000 – £25,000£8350+ yrs+3.8 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

£2,897
per year at grade D
£2,504
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £310 a year — a 2.2% annual return on £13,815.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2015, states £1,986 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
Boltons CofE SchoolPrimary1.9 mi
Blennerhasset SchoolPrimary2.9 mi
Wigton Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary3.3 mi
The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolSecondary3.6 miProgress 8 -0.10 · average (2023/24)
Beacon Hill Community SchoolSecondary4.6 miProgress 8 -1.37 · well below average (2023/24)
Solway Community SchoolSecondary8.2 miProgress 8 -1.90 · 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.

7.8
crimes a month
70
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 61% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019132, 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.