| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £113 | 8.9 yrs | +5.0 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £45 | £5 | 9.1 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £2,000 – £0 | £90 | 11.1 yrs | +4.0 pts · reaches C |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £69 | 37.4 yrs | +3.1 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £88 | 50+ yrs | +3.9 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £105 | 50+ yrs | +4.7 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 £470 a year — a 2.2% annual return on £21,145.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £926 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £416,932 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Knight Crescent: 99 sales since 1995 · £181,310 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowlee Park Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Middleton Parish Church School | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| Edgar Wood Academy | Secondary | 0.5 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
| St Anne's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.34 · below average (2023/24) |
| Newhouse Academy | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.36 · 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.
Knight Crescent
How this home sits against its street.