Shepherds View, St. Giles, Torrington EX38 7JU

Detached house · Built 1900-1929 · 142 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EB for £28,775 · £9,592 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Flat roof insulation£850 – £1,500£6019.6 yrs+5.1 pts
High-performance doors£2,500 – £500£6323.8 yrs+5.4 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£4850+ yrs+4.2 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£7350+ yrs+6.3 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£7950+ yrs+6.8 pts · reaches C
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£6150+ yrs+5.3 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£8550+ yrs+7.3 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine(optional, beyond B)£15,000 – £25,000£6550+ yrs+5.6 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

£1,282
per year at grade E
£747
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £470 a year — a 1.6% annual return on £28,775.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £1,429 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
High Bickington Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary2.7 mi
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary3.5 mi
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary3.6 mi
Great Torrington SchoolSecondary3.4 miProgress 8 -0.10 · average (2023/24)
The Park Community SchoolSecondary7.1 miProgress 8 -0.13 · average (2023/24)
Pilton Community CollegeSecondary8.4 miProgress 8 -0.23 · 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.

6.4
crimes a month
45
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 51% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020308, 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.