Orchard Close, Twitchen, South Molton EX36 3LP

Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 150 m² · Owner-occupied · Portable electric heaters assumed for most rooms

Upgrade Plan

GB for £23,740 · £4,748 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£3980.3 yrs+9.0 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£2251.0 yrs+5.1 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£4722.1 yrs+10.6 pts · reaches F
High-retention storage heaters£1,800 – £2,400£9312.3 yrs+21.0 pts · reaches E
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£3532.8 yrs+8.0 pts
Low energy lighting£65£213.1 yrs+0.5 pts · reaches D
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£3927.0 yrs+8.8 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£36713.6 yrs+8.3 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels£9,000 – £14,000£43726.3 yrs+9.9 pts · reaches B

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

£4,467
per year at grade G
£871
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £3,596 a year — a 15.1% annual return on £23,740.

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
North Molton Primary SchoolPrimary1.5 mi
South Molton Community Primary SchoolPrimary4.0 mi
Bishops Nympton Primary SchoolPrimary4.1 mi
South Molton Community CollegeSecondary4.2 miProgress 8 +0.01 · average (2023/24)
Chulmleigh Community CollegeSecondary10.8 miProgress 8 +0.86 · well 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.

6.1
crimes a month
67
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 54% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020131, 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.