3 Rectory Drive, Alphington, Exeter EX2 8XJ

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 172 m² · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

ED for £15,170 · £15,170 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1700.6 yrs+4.0 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£2015.0 yrs+4.8 pts
Low energy lighting£70£98.0 yrs+0.2 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£15632.0 yrs+3.7 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£21741.4 yrs+5.2 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D)£9,000 – £14,000£18650+ yrs+4.4 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond D)£3,300 – £6,500£7350+ yrs+1.7 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

£3,154
per year at grade E
£2,142
per year at grade D

The full plan saves £753 a year — a 5.0% annual return on £15,170.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £1,861 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

18 October 2012£470,000
3 December 1999£230,000

Estimated today: £735,550 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Rectory Drive: 8 sales since 1995

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Alphington Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Matford Brook AcademyAll-through0.8 mi
St Thomas Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi
West Exe SchoolSecondary0.6 miProgress 8 +0.16 · average (2023/24)
Isca AcademySecondary1.2 miProgress 8 -0.04 · average (2023/24)
St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolSecondary2.6 miProgress 8 +0.33 · 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.

7
crimes a month
70
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 47% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019968, 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.