| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £400 | £119 | 1.7 yrs | +3.6 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £100 – £300 | £104 | 1.9 yrs | +3.2 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £13 | £6 | 2.1 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £100 – £300 | £66 | 3.0 yrs | +2.0 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £51 | 7.9 yrs | +1.5 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £1,500 – £3,500 | £85 | 29.3 yrs | +2.6 pts · reaches D |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £108 | 46.3 yrs | +3.3 pts |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond D) | — | £5,500 – £14,500 | £150 | 50+ yrs | +4.6 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D) | — | £11,000 – £20,000 | £129 | 50+ yrs | +3.9 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
The full plan saves £431 a year — a 12.2% annual return on £3,521.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2011, states £1,134 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £231,857 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Thingwall Lane: 87 sales since 1995 · £190,475 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.57 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.41 · below average (2023/24) |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.58 · 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.
Thingwall Lane
How this home sits against its street.