Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,500 | £56 | 21.5 yrs | +1.8 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C) | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £69 | 50+ yrs | +2.2 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
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £704,436 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Ongar Road: 313 sales since 1995 · £431,374 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writtle Infant School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Writtle Junior School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Westlands Community Primary School | Primary | 1.5 mi | — |
| Hylands School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.86 · well below average (2023/24) |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 2.1 mi | Progress 8 +1.11 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Secondary | 2.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.76 · well above 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 E01021633, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Ongar Road
How this home sits against its street.