Rowan Garth, Brigsteer, Kendal LA8 8AL

Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 123 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £17,148 · £8,574 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£1430.2 yrs+5.5 pts
Low energy lighting£25£73.4 yrs+0.3 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£10325.3 yrs+3.9 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£15529.1 yrs+5.9 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£16729.9 yrs+6.4 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£13038.5 yrs+5.0 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

£2,330
per year at grade E
£1,625
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £705 a year — a 4.1% annual return on £17,148.

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
Vicarage Park CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.4 mi
Levens CofE SchoolPrimary2.4 mi
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, KendalPrimary2.4 mi
Kirkbie Kendal SchoolSecondary2.7 miProgress 8 +0.12 · average (2023/24)
The Queen Katherine SchoolSecondary3.8 miProgress 8 +0.08 · average (2023/24)
Dallam SchoolSecondary5.1 miProgress 8 -0.43 · 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.

11
crimes a month
88
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 35% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019383, 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.