Grove Cottage, Flowton, Ipswich IP8 4LF

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 176 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EB for £17,970 · £5,990 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£400£1722.3 yrs+6.3 pts
Low energy lighting£70£98.0 yrs+0.3 pts
Band A condensing boiler£3,000 – £0£12312.2 yrs+4.5 pts
Floor insulation£6,000 – £0£20115.0 yrs+7.3 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,500 – £500£18616.2 yrs+6.8 pts
Solar water heating£6,000 – £0£15619.3 yrs+5.7 pts · reaches C
Solid wall insulation£14,000 – £0£21732.3 yrs+7.9 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine(optional, beyond B)£25,000 – £0£16650+ yrs+6.1 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

£2,679
per year at grade E
£1,450
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £1,063 a year — a 5.9% annual return on £17,970.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2019, states £1,742 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
Somersham Primary SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
Elmsett Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8 mi
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
Claydon High SchoolSecondary3.5 miProgress 8 -0.18 · average (2023/24)
Ormiston Endeavour AcademySecondary4.1 miProgress 8 -0.09 · average (2023/24)
Hadleigh High SchoolSecondary4.4 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.

8.1
crimes a month
89
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 65% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01030042, 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.