Darshams Farm, Wetherden, Stowmarket IP14 3NA

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 317 m² · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

FE for £6,900 · £6,900 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£5961.7 yrs+4.5 pts
High-retention storage heaters£2,700 – £3,600£1,1752.7 yrs+8.9 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£4945.6 yrs+3.7 pts · reaches E
Low energy lighting(optional, beyond E)£150£265.8 yrs+0.2 pts
Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond E)£4,000 – £14,000£64514.0 yrs+4.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond E)£9,000 – £14,000£55220.8 yrs+4.2 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond E)£3,300 – £6,500£21622.7 yrs+1.6 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

£10,616
per year at grade F
£6,913
per year at grade E

The full plan saves £2,265 a year — a 32.8% annual return on £6,900.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £4,974 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
Elmswell Community Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Crawford's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7 mi
Woolpit Primary AcademyPrimary2.1 mi
Stowmarket High SchoolSecondary3.7 miProgress 8 -0.03 · average (2023/24)
Stowupland High SchoolSecondary4.8 miAttainment 8 41.1 · no Progress 8 published
Thurston Community CollegeSecondary5.5 miProgress 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.

9.3
crimes a month
102
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 56% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01030056, 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.