Postern Gate Lodge, Quernmore, Lancaster LA2 9LY

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 67 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

FC for £36,873 · £12,291 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£150 – £250£1401.4 yrs+5.2 pts
Heating controls£220 – £250£603.9 yrs+2.3 pts
Room-in-roof insulation£900 – £1,200£2294.6 yrs+8.6 pts · reaches E
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,500£10228.0 yrs+3.8 pts
Shower heat recovery£600 – £1,500£2738.5 yrs+1.0 pts
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£16645.3 yrs+6.2 pts · reaches D
Solid wall insulation£7,500 – £11,000£17950+ yrs+6.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£15350+ yrs+5.7 pts
Low energy lighting£450 – £525£750+ yrs+0.3 pts
Double glazing£4,500 – £6,000£6050+ yrs+2.2 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

£2,028
per year at grade F
£905
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,123 a year — a 3.0% annual return on £36,873.

Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, 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
Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.2 mi
Caton Primary SchoolPrimary1.6 mi
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7 mi
Lancaster High SchoolSecondary1.7 miProgress 8 -0.61 · well below average (2023/24)
Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary1.9 miProgress 8 +0.59 · well above average (2023/24)
Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolSecondary2.5 miProgress 8 +0.69 · well above 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.

8.5
crimes a month
85
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 31% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01025131, 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.