7 Powells Close, Dorking RH4 2LU

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1991-1995 · 44 m² · Rented (Social) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £5,500 · £2,750 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£9011.1 yrs+7.4 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£8450+ yrs+6.9 pts · reaches B
Solar water heating(optional, beyond B)£4,000 – £6,000£7050+ yrs+5.7 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

£1,303
per year at grade D
£1,059
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £174 a year — a 3.2% annual return on £5,500.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £1,076 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 John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryunder 0.1 mi
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Powell Corderoy Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
The Priory Church of England SchoolSecondary1.0 miAttainment 8 40.1 · no Progress 8 published
The Ashcombe SchoolSecondary1.6 miProgress 8 +0.27 · above average (2023/24)
Howard of Effingham SchoolSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 +0.24 · 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.

13.4
crimes a month
147
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 58% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01030547, 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.