| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £147 | 0.2 yrs | +5.6 pts · reaches E |
| Low energy lighting | — | £35 | £8 | 4.7 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £63 | 6.4 yrs | +2.4 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £128 | 7.8 yrs | +4.9 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £159 | 28.3 yrs | +6.1 pts · reaches D |
| Floor insulation(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £172 | 29.1 yrs | +6.6 pts |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £133 | 37.5 yrs | +5.1 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
The full plan saves £505 a year — a 8.5% annual return on £5,958.
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: £512,344 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Checkley Lane: 25 sales since 1995 · £441,944 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgemere CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Betley CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 2.2 mi | — |
| Woore Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.4 mi | — |
| Madeley High School | Secondary | 2.7 mi | Progress 8 +0.30 · above average (2023/24) |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Secondary | 4.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.46 · below average (2023/24) |
| Shavington Academy | Secondary | 4.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.04 · 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 E01018515, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Checkley Lane
How this home sits against its street.