| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £181 | 24.9 yrs | +5.1 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £195 | 25.6 yrs | +5.6 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £151 | 33.0 yrs | +4.3 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £211 | 42.7 yrs | +6.0 pts · reaches D |
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 £738 a year — a 3.1% annual return on £23,500.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £578,535 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Beech Cottages: 3 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewhurst CofE Aided Infant School | Primary | 2.0 mi | — |
| Peaslake Free School | Primary | 3.1 mi | — |
| Park Mead Primary | Primary | 3.4 mi | — |
| Glebelands School | Secondary | 4.0 mi | Attainment 8 53.2 · no Progress 8 published |
| The Priory Church of England School | Secondary | 5.3 mi | Attainment 8 40.1 · no Progress 8 published |
| The Ashcombe School | Secondary | 6.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.27 · 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 E01030557, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.