| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £113 | 0.2 yrs | +6.0 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,000 – £0 | £106 | 4.7 yrs | +5.6 pts |
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £1,200 – £1,800 | £261 | 5.7 yrs | +13.8 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £123 | 36.7 yrs | +6.5 pts · reaches C |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £133 | 37.7 yrs | +7.0 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £103 | 48.6 yrs | +5.4 pts · reaches B |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond B) | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £143 | 50+ yrs | +7.6 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
The full plan saves £839 a year — a 5.1% annual return on £16,523.
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: £195,713 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Westminster Road: 355 sales since 1995 · £206,535 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.26 · above average (2023/24) |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.04 · average (2023/24) |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -1.20 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01018344, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Westminster Road
How this home sits against its street.