| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £20 | £2 | 9.5 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £45 | 50+ yrs | +5.8 pts · reaches C |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond C) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £37 | 50+ yrs | +4.9 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 £47 a year — a 1.0% annual return on £4,520.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £1,243 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £282,176 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Birch Grove: 28 sales since 1995 · £260,500 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wincham Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.0 mi | — |
| Great Budworth CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.7 mi | — |
| The Rudheath Senior Academy | Secondary | 2.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.22 · below average (2023/24) |
| The County High School, Leftwich | Secondary | 3.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.60 · well above average (2023/24) |
| St Nicholas Catholic High School | Secondary | 3.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.17 · 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 E01018705, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Birch Grove
How this home sits against its street.