| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £94 | 4.3 yrs | +1.4 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £193 | 5.2 yrs | +2.8 pts |
| Room-in-roof insulation | — | £1,500 – £2,700 | £357 | 5.9 yrs | +5.3 pts |
| Flat roof insulation | — | £850 – £1,500 | £196 | 6.0 yrs | +2.9 pts · reaches D |
| Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond D) | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £159 | 16.4 yrs | +2.3 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D) | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £239 | 18.8 yrs | +3.5 pts |
| Floor insulation(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £258 | 19.3 yrs | +3.8 pts |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond D) | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £201 | 24.9 yrs | +3.0 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 £840 a year — a 18.0% annual return on £4,675.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £1,170,253 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Lewes Road: 233 sales since 1995 · £573,849 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estcots Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| The Meads Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Ashurst Wood Primary School | Primary | 1.0 mi | — |
| Sackville School | Secondary | 0.5 mi | Progress 8 -0.04 · average (2023/24) |
| Imberhorne School | Secondary | 2.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.05 · average (2023/24) |
| Beacon Academy | Secondary | 8.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.50 · 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 E01031695, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Lewes Road
How this home sits against its street.