Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity wall insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £900 – £1,500 | £140 | 8.6 yrs | +2.0 pts |
| Floor insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £5,000 – £10,000 | £187 | 40.1 yrs | +2.6 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C) | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £173 | 50+ yrs | +2.4 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
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £896,286 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
West Lane: 23 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Westmoor Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| George Stephenson High School | Secondary | 0.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.34 · below average (2023/24) |
| Longbenton High School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.43 · below average (2023/24) |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 mi | Progress 8 +0.56 · 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.
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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01008505, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
West Lane
How this home sits against its street.