| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £15 – £30 | £190 | 0.1 yrs | +6.5 pts · reaches F |
| Low energy lighting | — | £40 | £10 | 4.1 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £166 | 6.0 yrs | +5.7 pts |
| Biomass boiler | −£5,000 Boiler Upgrade Scheme | £2,000 – £8,000 | £741 | 6.8 yrs | +25.4 pts · reaches E |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £173 | 28.9 yrs | +5.9 pts · reaches D |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D) | — | £5,000 – £8,000 | £206 | 31.5 yrs | +7.1 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 £1,280 a year — a 11.6% annual return on £11,063.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £171,299 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Dunsterville Terrace: 14 sales since 1995 · £108,667 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Valley Primary School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Brimrod Community Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Marland Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Matthew Moss High School | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.03 · average (2023/24) |
| Kingsway Park High School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.49 · below average (2023/24) |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.2 mi | Progress 8 -0.11 · 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.
Dunsterville Terrace
How this home sits against its street.