| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £20 – £40 | £136 | 0.2 yrs | +4.7 pts · reaches D |
| Loft insulation | — | £900 – £1,200 | £76 | 13.9 yrs | +2.6 pts |
| Change of heating system | — | £3,500 – £10,000 | £454 | 14.9 yrs | +15.7 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 £666 a year — a 8.5% annual return on £7,830.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £188,920 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
The Paddock: 166 sales since 1995 · £264,517 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Whittington Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Manor Fields Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Thorley Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School | Secondary | 0.5 mi | Progress 8 +0.23 · above average (2023/24) |
| TLC Live Online School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.2 mi | Progress 8 +0.43 · 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 E01023459, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
The Paddock
How this home sits against its street.