| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £90 – £105 | £7 | 13.1 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,800 – £2,400 | £136 | 15.4 yrs | +4.3 pts · reaches D |
| Shower heat recovery | — | £600 – £1,500 | £28 | 37.4 yrs | +0.9 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £7,000 | £132 | 41.6 yrs | +4.2 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £5,000 – £10,000 | £171 | 44.0 yrs | +5.4 pts · reaches C |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £7,500 – £11,000 | £184 | 50+ yrs | +5.9 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C) | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £158 | 50+ yrs | +5.0 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
The full plan saves £475 a year — a 2.9% annual return on £16,248.
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
Estimated today: £418,492 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Gaddesden Row JMI School | Primary | 1.2 mi | — |
| Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.7 mi | — |
| The Astley Cooper School | Secondary | 2.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.60 · well below average (2023/24) |
| John F Kennedy Catholic School | Secondary | 2.1 mi | Progress 8 +0.15 · average (2023/24) |
| Laureate Academy | Secondary | 2.2 mi | Progress 8 -0.22 · 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 E01023431, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.