| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £484 | 2.1 yrs | +8.7 pts · reaches E |
| Change of heating system | — | £3,000 – £7,000 | £1,381 | 3.6 yrs | +24.8 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £448 | 10.0 yrs | +8.1 pts · reaches C |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £523 | 17.2 yrs | +9.4 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
The full plan saves £2,837 a year — a 14.5% annual return on £19,500.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £349,367 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Milford Drive: 110 sales since 1995 · £228,130 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Chapel Street Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| Levenshulme High School | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.91 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 0.9 mi | Progress 8 -0.71 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 +0.27 · 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.
Milford Drive
How this home sits against its street.