| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £5,000 – £10,000 | £71 | 50+ yrs | +6.8 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £8,000 – £10,000 | £66 | 50+ yrs | +6.2 pts · reaches B |
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 £137 a year — a 0.8% annual return on £16,500.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £276,229 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Hillcrest Road: 101 sales since 1995 · £148,655 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Matthew Moss High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.03 · average (2023/24) |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Attainment 8 39.7 · no Progress 8 published |
| Kingsway Park High School | Secondary | 1.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.49 · 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.
Hillcrest Road
How this home sits against its street.