| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £20 | £4 | 5.2 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £88 | 11.3 yrs | +4.0 pts · reaches C |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £32 | 12.4 yrs | +1.5 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £54 | 47.9 yrs | +2.5 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £69 | 50+ yrs | +3.1 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £82 | 50+ yrs | +3.7 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 £329 a year — a 1.6% annual return on £20,520.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £977 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £336,664 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
The Orchards: 10 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 mi | — |
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary | 2.2 mi | — |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy | Secondary | 3.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.60 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Secondary | 3.2 mi | Progress 8 +0.69 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Bay Leadership Academy | Secondary | 3.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.52 · 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 E01033072, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.