| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £1,200 – £2,400 | £216 | 8.3 yrs | +5.2 pts · reaches C |
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,500 | £82 | 14.6 yrs | +2.0 pts |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £7,500 – £11,000 | £119 | 50+ yrs | +2.8 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 £216 a year — a 12.0% annual return on £1,800.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £1,499 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £323,776 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Palmerston Road: 587 sales since 1995 · £491,540 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Wells Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Trinity Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.24 · above average (2023/24) |
| Heathcote School & Science College | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.37 · below average (2023/24) |
| Roding Valley High School | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.21 · 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 E01021746, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Palmerston Road
How this home sits against its street.