| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £64 | 6.2 yrs | +2.7 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £163 | 27.6 yrs | +6.8 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £176 | 28.4 yrs | +7.3 pts · reaches C |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £137 | 36.6 yrs | +5.7 pts |
| Double glazing | — | £3,300 – £6,500 | £64 | 50+ yrs | +2.6 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 £603 a year — a 3.0% annual return on £19,800.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2021, states £1,174 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £291,411 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Sprites Lane: 32 sales since 1995 · £232,085 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprites Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Gusford Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Chantry Academy | Secondary | 0.9 mi | Progress 8 -0.51 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.41 · below average (2023/24) |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | Secondary | 3.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.09 · 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 E01029909, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Sprites Lane
How this home sits against its street.