Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,500 | £119 | 10.1 yrs | +3.2 pts |
| Loft insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,200 | £76 | 13.8 yrs | +2.1 pts |
| Shower heat recovery(optional, beyond C) | — | £600 – £1,500 | £26 | 40.1 yrs | +0.7 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
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £161,404 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Drake Close: 97 sales since 1995 · £146,792 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Ley Community Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Chilton Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Grace Cook Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Stowmarket High School | Secondary | 0.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.03 · average (2023/24) |
| Stowupland High School | Secondary | 2.3 mi | Attainment 8 41.1 · no Progress 8 published |
| Thurston Community College | Secondary | 8.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.16 · 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 E01030072, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Drake Close
How this home sits against its street.