Laurel Mount, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland DL13 3PP

Mid-Terrace house · Built before 1900 · 164 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

FC for £26,698 · £8,899 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£2520.1 yrs+5.0 pts · reaches E
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£2214.5 yrs+4.4 pts
Flat roof insulation£850 – £1,500£2245.2 yrs+4.5 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £6,000£29511.5 yrs+5.9 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£18114.3 yrs+3.6 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£27316.5 yrs+5.5 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£22921.8 yrs+4.6 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£31928.2 yrs+6.4 pts · reaches C
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£10745.8 yrs+2.1 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

£4,134
per year at grade F
£2,031
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,996 a year — a 7.5% annual return on £26,698.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2022, states £2,510 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
Hamsterley Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolPrimary1.8 mi
Howden-le-Wear Primary SchoolPrimary3.0 mi
Wolsingham SchoolSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 -0.35 · below average (2023/24)
Staindrop AcademySecondary6.7 miProgress 8 -0.16 · average (2023/24)
Teesdale School and Sixth FormSecondary9.4 miProgress 8 +0.27 · 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.

11.5
crimes a month
126
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020864, 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.