Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating controls(optional, beyond C) | — | £350 – £450 | £51 | 7.8 yrs | +1.2 pts |
| Shower heat recovery(optional, beyond C) | — | £585 – £725 | £23 | 28.4 yrs | +0.5 pts |
| Floor insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £140 | 35.7 yrs | +3.3 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
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £1,439 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £141,846 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Desmond Drive: 180 sales since 1995 · £176,835 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Woman Lane Junior School | Primary | 0.1 mi | — |
| Lodge Lane Infant School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Old Catton CofE VC Junior School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Sprowston Community Academy | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.39 · below average (2023/24) |
| Sewell Park Academy | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.43 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Open Academy | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.46 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01026541, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Desmond Drive
How this home sits against its street.