4 The Close, Atherton, Manchester M46 9GP

Detached house · Built 1976-1982 · 119 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £12,600 · £6,300 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1158.7 yrs+4.2 pts · reaches C
Room-in-roof insulation£1,500 – £2,700£15913.2 yrs+5.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£10742.2 yrs+3.9 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£8950+ yrs+3.2 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

£1,796
per year at grade D
£1,326
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £470 a year — a 3.7% annual return on £12,600.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2022, states £1,062 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

The Close: 4 sales since 1995

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonPrimary0.7 mi
Chowbent Primary SchoolPrimary0.7 mi
Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Atherton High SchoolSecondary1.2 miProgress 8 0.00 · average (2023/24)
Fred Longworth High SchoolSecondary1.5 miProgress 8 -0.29 · below average (2023/24)
Essa AcademySecondary1.8 miProgress 8 +0.73 · well 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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