| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party wall insulation | — | £300 – £600 | £52 | 8.7 yrs | +2.6 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £71 | 14.1 yrs | +3.5 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £88 | 50+ yrs | +4.4 pts · reaches D |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £95 | 50+ yrs | +4.7 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £74 | 50+ yrs | +3.7 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £103 | 50+ yrs | +5.1 pts · reaches C |
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 £482 a year — a 1.9% annual return on £24,950.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2024, states £1,900 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £195,417 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Rectory Cottages: 1 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 mi | — |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 mi | — |
| The Albert Pye Community Primary School | Primary | 1.7 mi | — |
| Sir John Leman High School | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.22 · below average (2023/24) |
| Beccles High School | Secondary | 2.2 mi | Progress 8 -1.15 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Bungay High School | Secondary | 3.5 mi | Progress 8 +0.08 · 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 E01030286, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Rectory Cottages
How this home sits against its street.