| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £154 | 0.1 yrs | +5.7 pts |
| High-performance doors | — | £1,000 – £0 | £144 | 3.5 yrs | +5.4 pts · reaches E |
| Low energy lighting | — | £35 | £8 | 4.4 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £180 | 5.6 yrs | +6.7 pts |
| Biomass boiler | −£5,000 Boiler Upgrade Scheme | £2,000 – £8,000 | £599 | 8.3 yrs | +22.3 pts · reaches C |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £167 | 27.0 yrs | +6.2 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £140 | 35.8 yrs | +5.2 pts · reaches B |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond B) | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £195 | 46.2 yrs | +7.2 pts |
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 £1,391 a year — a 8.7% annual return on £16,058.
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: £64,235 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Oak Street: 74 sales since 1995 · £89,912 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Hindsford CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Tyldesley Primary School | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Fred Longworth High School | Secondary | 0.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.29 · below average (2023/24) |
| Atherton High School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 0.00 · average (2023/24) |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.20 · 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.
Oak Street
How this home sits against its street.