| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £400 | £135 | 1.5 yrs | +5.7 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £25 | £7 | 3.6 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,000 – £0 | £126 | 4.0 yrs | +5.4 pts · reaches F |
| Flue gas heat recovery | — | £400 – £900 | £154 | 4.2 yrs | +6.5 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £57 | 7.0 yrs | +2.4 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £118 | 8.5 yrs | +5.0 pts |
| Flat roof insulation | — | £850 – £1,500 | £120 | 9.8 yrs | +5.1 pts · reaches E |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £97 | 26.8 yrs | +4.1 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £158 | 31.7 yrs | +6.7 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £122 | 40.8 yrs | +5.2 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £5,000 – £8,000 | £146 | 44.5 yrs | +6.2 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £171 | 50+ yrs | +7.3 pts · reaches C |
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 £1,411 a year — a 4.4% annual return on £32,058.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £316,053 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Castell Bach Cottages: 1 sales since 1995 · £215,000 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The DfE register covers England. Welsh schools are held in a separate Welsh Government register, which we have not ingested yet.
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 W01001113, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Castell Bach Cottages
How this home sits against its street.