The Bothey, Highclere Park, Highclere, Newbury RG20 9RN

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 135 m² · Rented (private) · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £9,850 · £4,925 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1160.9 yrs+3.9 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1377.3 yrs+4.6 pts · reaches D
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£1039.7 yrs+3.4 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£11424.1 yrs+3.8 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£10746.9 yrs+3.5 pts · reaches C
Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond C)£4,000 – £14,000£14950+ yrs+4.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£12750+ yrs+4.2 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£5050+ yrs+1.7 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

£2,207
per year at grade E
£1,305
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £576 a year — a 5.8% annual return on £9,850.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £1,700 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
Woolton Hill Junior SchoolPrimary1.9 mi
St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton HillPrimary1.9 mi
Burghclere Primary SchoolPrimary2.1 mi
The Clere SchoolSecondary2.4 miProgress 8 -0.62 · well below average (2023/24)
Park House SchoolSecondary3.8 miProgress 8 +0.60 · well above average (2023/24)
St Bartholomew's SchoolSecondary4.6 miProgress 8 +0.37 · 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.

7.2
crimes a month
79
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 49% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01022513, 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.