| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £20 | £9 | 2.3 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £100 – £350 | £96 | 2.3 yrs | +2.2 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £74 | 5.4 yrs | +1.7 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £151 | 6.6 yrs | +3.4 pts |
| Double glazing | — | £1,000 – £1,400 | £73 | 16.4 yrs | +1.7 pts · reaches B |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £124 | 20.9 yrs | +2.8 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £203 | 24.7 yrs | +4.6 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £157 | 31.8 yrs | +3.5 pts · reaches A |
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 £888 a year — a 5.7% annual return on £15,445.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,273 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £191,902 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Thistle Drive: 102 sales since 1995 · £175,955 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Southfields Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Oakdale Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Stanground Academy | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 +0.31 · above average (2023/24) |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.5 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
| City of Peterborough Academy | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 +0.25 · above 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 E01015667, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Thistle Drive
How this home sits against its street.