The Old Smithy, Ash Mill, South Molton EX36 4QT

Detached house · Pre-1900 · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

GE for £19,339 · £9,670 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£23 – £300typical£1760.9 yrs+5.0 pts
Low energy lighting£30 – £75typical£95.8 yrs+0.3 pts
High-retention storage heaters£1,750 – £3,000typical£4055.9 yrs+11.6 pts · reaches F
Cavity wall insulation£1,000typical£1546.5 yrs+4.4 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£4,500 – £9,000typical£19035.5 yrs+5.5 pts
Solid wall insulation£9,000typical£22240.5 yrs+6.4 pts · reaches E
Wind turbine(optional, beyond E)£2,750 – £20,000typical£17050+ yrs+4.9 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

£2,458
per year at grade G
£1,132
per year at grade E

The full plan saves £1,156 a year — a 6.0% annual return on £19,339.

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
Bishops Nympton Primary SchoolPrimary3.0 mi
Rackenford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary3.7 mi
Witheridge Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary4.5 mi
South Molton Community CollegeSecondary6.0 miProgress 8 +0.01 · average (2023/24)
Chulmleigh Community CollegeSecondary8.4 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.

9.9
crimes a month
109
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 48% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020138, 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.