8 The Thrift, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BL

End-Terrace bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 67 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £10,900 · £5,450 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Flat roof insulation£1,500 – £500£5617.9 yrs+3.6 pts
Double glazing£1,400 – £400£2733.9 yrs+1.7 pts · reaches C
Floor insulation£6,000 – £0£7340.9 yrs+4.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,500 – £500£6844.2 yrs+4.3 pts
Solar water heating£6,000 – £0£5750+ yrs+3.6 pts · reaches B
Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond B)£14,000 – £0£7950+ 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

£1,107
per year at grade D
£747
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £281 a year — a 2.6% annual return on £10,900.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2020, states £709 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

The Thrift: 11 sales since 1995 · £350,000 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Bean Primary SchoolPrimary0.1 mi
Alkerden Church of England AcademyAll-through1.0 mi
Leigh Academy Cherry OrchardPrimary1.0 mi
Leigh Academy EbbsfleetSecondary1.5 miProgress 8 -0.13 · average (2023/24)
Stone Lodge SchoolSecondary2.2 miProgress 8 -0.15 · average (2023/24)
Northfleet School for GirlsSecondary2.3 miProgress 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.

10.4
crimes a month
114
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 44% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01024134, 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.