4 Solent Avenue, Manchester M8 4QA

Enclosed Mid-Terrace house · Built 1930-1949 · 65 m² · Rented (private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas, Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

EC for £6,350 · £3,175 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1001.0 yrs+5.8 pts · reaches D
Loft insulation£100 – £350£564.0 yrs+3.3 pts
Low energy lighting£25£54.8 yrs+0.3 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1188.5 yrs+6.9 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£9250+ yrs+5.3 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£10950+ yrs+6.4 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

£1,464
per year at grade E
£984
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £371 a year — a 5.8% annual return on £6,350.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £1,018 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

1 October 2007£84,000
20 August 2001£12,000
17 August 2001£12,000

Estimated today: £170,779 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Solent Avenue: 18 sales since 1995 · £139,200 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolPrimary0.1 mi
Cravenwood Primary AcademyPrimary0.4 mi
King David Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
The King David High SchoolSecondary0.3 miProgress 8 +0.50 · above average (2023/24)
Co-op Academy ManchesterSecondary1.0 miProgress 8 -0.02 · average (2023/24)
Beis Yaakov High SchoolSecondary1.1 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.

Solent Avenue

How this home sits against its street.

10
graded homes
62.3
average score
C
most common grade
-12.3
this home vs street
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