Glebe Farm, Consett DH8 6RX

Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 119 m² · Room heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)

Upgrade Plan

GE for £5,613 · £2,806 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£3940.1 yrs+5.9 pts
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£3890.3 yrs+5.8 pts
Low energy lighting£15£200.7 yrs+0.3 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£2191.0 yrs+3.3 pts
High-performance doors£500£3691.4 yrs+5.5 pts · reaches F
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£4612.2 yrs+6.9 pts
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£3442.9 yrs+5.2 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£3827.2 yrs+5.7 pts · reaches E
Solar water heating(optional, beyond E)£4,000 – £6,000£35814.0 yrs+5.4 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond E)£9,000 – £14,000£42726.9 yrs+6.4 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond E)£3,300 – £6,500£16729.4 yrs+2.5 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

£5,289
per year at grade G
£1,759
per year at grade E

The full plan saves £2,579 a year — a 45.9% annual return on £5,613.

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

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Ebchester CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi
Consett AcademySecondary1.7 miProgress 8 -0.20 · average (2023/24)
Tanfield SchoolSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 +0.83 · well above average (2023/24)
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 +0.22 · 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.

4.3
crimes a month
39
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 41% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020656, 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.