Swallowdale, Shebbear, Beaworthy EX21 5RF

Detached bungalow · Built 1983-1990 · 99 m² · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

ED for £300 · £300 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£200 – £400£555.5 yrs+1.1 pts · reaches D
Low energy lighting(optional, beyond D)£25£38.9 yrs+0.1 pts
High-retention storage heaters(optional, beyond D)£800 – £2,000£12611.1 yrs+2.6 pts
Wind turbine(optional, beyond D)£1,500 – £4,000£5350+ yrs+1.1 pts
Solar water heating(optional, beyond D)£4,000 – £6,000£5050+ yrs+1.0 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D)£11,000 – £20,000£5950+ yrs+1.2 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

£2,331
per year at grade E
£1,986
per year at grade D

The full plan saves £55 a year — a 18.3% annual return on £300.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2011, states £1,062 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
Langtree Community School and Nursery UnitPrimary2.0 mi
Shebbear Community SchoolPrimary2.1 mi
Bradford Primary SchoolPrimary4.5 mi
Great Torrington SchoolSecondary5.8 miProgress 8 -0.10 · average (2023/24)
Atlantic AcademySecondary7.8 miProgress 8 -0.30 · below average (2023/24)
Holsworthy Community CollegeSecondary8.0 miProgress 8 -0.32 · 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.

5.7
crimes a month
57
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 67% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020301, 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.