| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £15 – £35typical | £2 | 14.9 yrs | +0.1 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £225 – £350typical | £18 | 15.8 yrs | +1.5 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £400typical | £14 | 28.7 yrs | +1.2 pts |
| Wind turbine | — | £2,750typical | £32 | 50+ yrs | +2.7 pts · reaches C |
| Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond C) | — | £2,600typical | £23 | 50+ yrs | +2.0 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C) | — | £4,500 – £6,500typical | £35 | 50+ yrs | +3.0 pts |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond C) | — | £5,000typical | £30 | 50+ yrs | +2.5 pts |
Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges, except where marked typical, which this certificate did not price and which are taken instead from comparable homes of the same type. 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 £65 a year — a 1.9% annual return on £3,463.
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: £218,329 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Gilberd Road: 201 sales since 1995 · £227,057 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St. George's School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| The Thomas Lord Audley School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.13 · average (2023/24) |
| Colchester Academy | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.91 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Progress 8 +1.09 · 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 E01021684, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Gilberd Road
How this home sits against its street.