| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £0 | — | +4.0 pts · reaches B |
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: £518,756 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Flitchside Drive: 32 sales since 1995 · £433,231 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeley Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Roseacres Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Great Dunmow Primary School | Primary | 2.7 mi | — |
| Forest Hall School | Secondary | 3.9 mi | Progress 8 +0.27 · above average (2023/24) |
| Birchwood High School | Secondary | 4.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.08 · average (2023/24) |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College | Secondary | 5.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.65 · 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 E01035181, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Flitchside Drive
How this home sits against its street.