| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughtproofing | — | £80 – £120 | £26 | 3.8 yrs | +3.5 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £31 | 32.0 yrs | +4.2 pts |
| Wind turbine | — | £1,500 – £4,000 | £26 | 50+ yrs | +3.5 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £19 | 50+ yrs | +2.6 pts · reaches B |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond B) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £24 | 50+ yrs | +3.3 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond B) | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £29 | 50+ yrs | +3.9 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
The full plan saves £103 a year — a 1.6% annual return on £6,450.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £476 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £208,205 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Dickens Drive: 130 sales since 1995 · £172,989 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brambleside Primary School | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| Kettering Buccleuch Academy | All-through | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.52 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Kettering Park Infant Academy | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Kettering Science Academy | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.20 · average (2023/24) |
| Southfield School for Girls | Secondary | 2.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.23 · below average (2023/24) |
| Bishop Stopford School | Secondary | 2.2 mi | Progress 8 +1.02 · 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 E01027087, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Dickens Drive
How this home sits against its street.