| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughtproofing | — | £150 – £250 | £79 | 2.5 yrs | +3.6 pts |
| Air or ground source heat pump | −£7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme | £0 – £22,500 | £239 | 47.0 yrs | +10.9 pts · reaches C |
| Low energy lighting | — | £180 – £210 | £4 | 47.5 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £7,000 | £73 | 50+ yrs | +3.3 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £87 | 50+ yrs | +4.0 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 £482 a year — a 1.8% annual return on £26,145.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £148,190 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Primrose Close: 101 sales since 1995 · £155,778 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| Ashfield Park Primary School | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | Secondary | 0.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.20 · average (2023/24) |
| Dene Magna and Sixth Form | Secondary | 6.1 mi | Progress 8 +0.05 · average (2023/24) |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 7.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.65 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01014065, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Primrose Close
How this home sits against its street.