7 Birchfield, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL7 0PL

End-Terrace flat · Built 1967-1975 · 43 m² · Rented (Social) · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DC for £1,000 · £1,000 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
High-retention storage heaters£800 – £1,200£2104.8 yrs+6.6 pts · reaches C
Floor insulation(optional, beyond C)£800 – £1,200£1079.4 yrs+3.4 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

£1,109
per year at grade D
£792
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £210 a year — a 21.0% annual return on £1,000.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2022, states £752 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryunder 0.1 mi
St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Ashton West End Primary AcademyPrimary0.4 mi
Audenshaw SchoolSecondary0.8 miProgress 8 -0.06 · average (2023/24)
Laurus RyecroftSecondary1.4 miProgress 8 +0.73 · well above average (2023/24)
Denton Community AcademySecondary1.4 miNot in the KS4 performance tables

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.

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