Merevale Cottage, Merevale, Atherstone CV9 2HG

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 256 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £18,925 · £9,463 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£120£2360.5 yrs+4.0 pts
Room-in-roof insulation£2,700 – £700£3874.4 yrs+6.5 pts
Flat roof insulation£1,500 – £500£2134.7 yrs+3.6 pts
Low energy lighting£105£128.6 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation£6,000 – £0£28010.7 yrs+4.7 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,500 – £500£25911.6 yrs+4.4 pts
Solar water heating£6,000 – £0£21713.8 yrs+3.7 pts
Solid wall insulation£14,000 – £0£30323.1 yrs+5.1 pts · reaches C
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£6,500 – £500£10134.5 yrs+1.7 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

£4,105
per year at grade E
£2,095
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,909 a year — a 10.1% annual return on £18,925.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2020, states £2,753 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Woodside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.3 mi
Outwoods Primary SchoolPrimary1.4 mi
Racemeadow Primary AcademyPrimary1.6 mi
The Queen Elizabeth AcademySecondary1.7 miProgress 8 -0.30 · below average (2023/24)
Hartshill AcademySecondary3.1 miAttainment 8 41.0 · no Progress 8 published
The Polesworth SchoolSecondary3.4 miProgress 8 -0.42 · 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.

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.

5.8
crimes a month
64
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 48% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01031018, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.