Nutshell, Brentor, Tavistock PL19 0LX

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 141 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)

Upgrade Plan

GE for £26,893 · £13,446 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£3360.1 yrs+4.3 pts
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£3310.3 yrs+4.2 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£1871.2 yrs+2.4 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£3932.5 yrs+5.0 pts
Low energy lighting£45£172.6 yrs+0.2 pts
Room-in-roof insulation£1,500 – £2,700£5433.9 yrs+6.9 pts · reaches F
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£36412.4 yrs+4.6 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£30516.4 yrs+3.9 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£42521.2 yrs+5.4 pts
Double glazing£3,300 – £6,500£14234.4 yrs+1.8 pts · reaches E
Wind turbine(optional, beyond E)£15,000 – £25,000£32650+ yrs+4.2 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

£6,052
per year at grade G
£2,682
per year at grade E

The full plan saves £3,044 a year — a 11.3% annual return on £26,893.

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

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
Lydford Primary SchoolPrimary3.2 mi
Lamerton CofE Primary AcademyPrimary3.5 mi
Tavistock CollegeSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 -0.20 · 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.

2.9
crimes a month
26
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 58% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020324, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.