70 Dove Close, Chatham ME5 7PS

Mid-Terrace bungalow · Built 1991-1995 · 53 m² · Rented (Social) · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DC for £1,830 · £1,830 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£20 – £40£730.4 yrs+2.7 pts
High-retention storage heaters£1,200 – £2,400£16810.7 yrs+6.2 pts · reaches C
Loft insulation(optional, beyond C)£900 – £1,200£4125.9 yrs+1.5 pts
High-performance doors(optional, beyond C)£1,800 – £2,400£6830.8 yrs+2.5 pts
Floor insulation(optional, beyond C)£5,000 – £10,000£8550+ yrs+3.2 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£8,000 – £10,000£7950+ yrs+2.9 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

£1,580
per year at grade D
£1,066
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £241 a year — a 13.2% annual return on £1,830.

Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, 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
Kingfisher Community Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Maundene SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Wayfield Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Walderslade SchoolSecondary0.5 miAttainment 8 29.9 · no Progress 8 published
Greenacre SchoolSecondary0.6 miAttainment 8 29.8 · no Progress 8 published
The Victory AcademySecondary0.9 miProgress 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.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

13.9
crimes a month
125
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 29% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01016080, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.