17 Sopwith Drive, Manchester M14 7FE

Semi-Detached house · Built 1950-1966 · 93 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

CB for £11,520 · £11,520 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£20£210.2 yrs+0.3 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£3550+ yrs+5.3 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£4150+ yrs+6.4 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

£1,015
per year at grade C
£937
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £78 a year — a 0.7% annual return on £11,520.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2019, states £635 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, 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
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary0.1 mi
Wilbraham Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolSecondary0.6 miProgress 8 +0.79 · well above average (2023/24)
CHS SouthSecondary1.0 miProgress 8 -0.14 · average (2023/24)
Manchester AcademySecondary1.0 miProgress 8 +0.30 · 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.

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