2 Downgate Walk, Manchester M8 0ES

End-Terrace house · Built 1976-1982 · 112 m² · Rented (Social) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

CB for £9,500 · £9,500 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£4150+ yrs+3.8 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£4550+ yrs+4.1 pts · reaches B
Solar water heating(optional, beyond B)£4,000 – £6,000£3550+ yrs+3.2 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

£1,181
per year at grade C
£1,060
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £86 a year — a 0.9% annual return on £9,500.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £1,618 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
The Olive School, ManchesterPrimary0.1 mi
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary0.2 mi
Unity Community PrimaryPrimary0.3 mi
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterSecondary0.5 miProgress 8 +1.20 · well above average (2023/24)
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterSecondary0.5 miProgress 8 +1.02 · well above average (2023/24)
Beis Yaakov High SchoolSecondary0.9 miProgress 8 +0.88 · 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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