Upper Castleton Ocle Pychard, Hereford HR1 3RF

Detached house · Built 1900-1929 · 296 m² · Rented (Private) · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

EB for £27,000 · £9,000 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Room-in-roof insulation£1,500 – £2,700£6933.0 yrs+9.0 pts
High-retention storage heaters£4,400 – £6,600£9895.6 yrs+12.8 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£4659.7 yrs+6.0 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£50210.0 yrs+6.5 pts · reaches C
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£39012.8 yrs+5.0 pts
Double glazing£3,300 – £6,500£18227.0 yrs+2.3 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine(optional, beyond B)£15,000 – £25,000£41648.1 yrs+5.4 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

£6,794
per year at grade E
£3,157
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £3,221 a year — a 11.9% annual return on £27,000.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2020, states £4,403 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
Burley Gate CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi
Withington Primary SchoolPrimary2.2 mi
Lugwardine Primary AcademyPrimary3.4 mi
St Mary's RC High SchoolSecondary4.0 miProgress 8 +0.10 · average (2023/24)
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolSecondary5.1 miProgress 8 -0.17 · average (2023/24)
Aylestone SchoolSecondary5.2 miProgress 8 -0.80 · well 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
crimes a month
42
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 36% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01014004, 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.