Fir Tree Cottage, Compton Valence, Dorchester DT2 9ES

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 82 m² · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

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MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation(optional, beyond E)£23 – £300typical£344.7 yrs+0.7 pts
Low energy lighting(optional, beyond E)£20 – £50typical£220.0 yrs+0.0 pts
High-retention storage heaters(optional, beyond E)£1,500 – £2,500typical£7925.3 yrs+1.7 pts
Solar water heating(optional, beyond E)£5,000typical£3150+ yrs+0.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond E)£4,500 – £9,000typical£3750+ yrs+0.8 pts
Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond E)£9,000typical£4350+ yrs+0.9 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond E)£1,200 – £4,900typical£1450+ yrs+0.3 pts
Wind turbine(optional, beyond E)£2,750 – £20,000typical£3350+ yrs+0.7 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges, except where marked typical, which this certificate did not price and which are taken instead from comparable homes of the same type. 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

£2,634
per year at grade E
£2,360
per year at grade E

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2010, states £1,064 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
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9 mi
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton CheneyPrimary3.3 mi
The Thomas Hardye SchoolSecondary5.6 miProgress 8 +0.30 · above average (2023/24)
Dorset Studio SchoolSecondary7.5 miProgress 8 -0.50 · below average (2023/24)
Wey Valley AcademySecondary8.0 miProgress 8 -0.36 · below 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.

6.5
crimes a month
65
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 26% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020534, 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.