| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £78 | 0.3 yrs | +7.1 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £100 – £350 | £44 | 5.2 yrs | +4.0 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,000 – £0 | £73 | 6.8 yrs | +6.7 pts · reaches E |
| Low energy lighting | — | £35 | £4 | 8.7 yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Shower heat recovery | — | £585 – £725 | £15 | 43.4 yrs | +1.4 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £92 | 50+ yrs | +8.3 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £71 | 50+ yrs | +6.5 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £5,000 – £8,000 | £85 | 50+ yrs | +7.7 pts |
| Wind turbine | — | £15,000 – £25,000 | £76 | 50+ yrs | +6.9 pts · reaches C |
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 £538 a year — a 1.4% annual return on £37,938.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £279,575 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Visdelou Terrace: 20 sales since 1995 · £256,000 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotley Community Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.7 mi | — |
| The Mayflower Primary School | Primary | 1.8 mi | — |
| Harwich and Dovercourt High School | Secondary | 2.2 mi | Progress 8 -0.67 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Felixstowe School | Secondary | 2.9 mi | Progress 8 -0.48 · below average (2023/24) |
| Holbrook Academy | Secondary | 5.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.61 · well 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 E01029874, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Visdelou Terrace
How this home sits against its street.