| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air or ground source heat pump | −£7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme | £0 – £22,500 | £300 | 37.5 yrs | +13.1 pts · reaches C |
| Floor insulation | — | £5,000 – £10,000 | £117 | 50+ yrs | +5.1 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £109 | 50+ yrs | +4.8 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
The full plan saves £526 a year — a 1.9% annual return on £27,750.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £1,495 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £190,612 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
The Smithy: 44 sales since 1995 · £158,500 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeney Primary School | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| Yorkley Primary School | Primary | 2.1 mi | — |
| Soudley School | Primary | 2.3 mi | — |
| The Dean Academy | Secondary | 3.7 mi | Progress 8 +0.02 · average (2023/24) |
| SGS Forest High School | Secondary | 4.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.78 · well below average (2023/24) |
| SGS Berkeley Green UTC | Secondary | 4.9 mi | Progress 8 -0.27 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01022228, to 2026-01. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
The Smithy
How this home sits against its street.