Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond D) | — | £100 – £300 | £51 | 3.9 yrs | +1.7 pts |
| Loft insulation(optional, beyond D) | — | £100 – £300 | £32 | 6.2 yrs | +1.1 pts |
| Heating controls(optional, beyond D) | — | £350 – £450 | £25 | 16.2 yrs | +0.8 pts |
| Wind turbine(optional, beyond D) | — | £1,500 – £4,000 | £56 | 48.9 yrs | +1.9 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond D) | — | £1,500 – £3,500 | £42 | 50+ yrs | +1.4 pts |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £53 | 50+ yrs | +1.8 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D) | — | £11,000 – £20,000 | £63 | 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
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2011, states £904 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £207,271 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Pilcox Hall Lane: 37 sales since 1995 · £304,417 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tendring Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School | Primary | 2.4 mi | — |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.6 mi | — |
| Manningtree High School | Secondary | 4.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.15 · average (2023/24) |
| Colne Community School | Secondary | 5.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.08 · average (2023/24) |
| Lift Clacton | Secondary | 6.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.83 · 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.
Pilcox Hall Lane
How this home sits against its street.