(Griffiths), Ivy Cottage, Lyonshall, Kington HR5 3LN

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 136 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

DB for £23,250 · £11,625 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Change of heating system£3,500 – £10,000£1,1236.0 yrs+16.7 pts · reaches C
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£39419.1 yrs+5.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£36424.7 yrs+5.4 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

£2,969
per year at grade D
£1,088
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £1,881 a year — a 8.1% annual return on £23,250.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £3,027 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

31 January 2023£290,000

Estimated today: £292,610 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Kington Primary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Almeley Primary SchoolPrimary3.0 mi
Pembridge CofE Primary SchoolPrimary4.0 mi
Lady Hawkins' SchoolSecondary2.1 miProgress 8 -0.48 · below average (2023/24)
Weobley High SchoolSecondary5.9 miProgress 8 -0.12 · average (2023/24)
Wigmore SchoolSecondary9.6 miProgress 8 -0.32 · 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.

5.2
crimes a month
31
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 23% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01014056, 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.