1 Tay Way, Romford RM1 4XP

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 76 m² · Rented (private) · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

FC for £16,463 · £5,488 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£2830.1 yrs+6.9 pts
High-retention storage heaters£1,200 – £1,600£6522.1 yrs+16.0 pts · reaches E
Low energy lighting£40£142.8 yrs+0.4 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£3313.0 yrs+8.1 pts · reaches D
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£25719.5 yrs+6.3 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£35825.1 yrs+8.8 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£30637.5 yrs+7.5 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

£3,457
per year at grade F
£1,255
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,896 a year — a 11.5% annual return on £16,463.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £1,725 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

31 October 2014£305,000

Estimated today: £521,594 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Tay Way: 13 sales since 1995 · £432,500 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Rise Park Junior SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Rise Park Infant SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Parklands Primary SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
Marshalls Park AcademySecondary0.4 miProgress 8 -0.26 · below average (2023/24)
Bower Park AcademySecondary0.8 miProgress 8 -0.54 · well below average (2023/24)
The Royal Liberty SchoolSecondary1.2 miProgress 8 +0.47 · 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.

8.3
crimes a month
83
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 35% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01002334, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Tay Way

How this home sits against its street.

6
graded homes
41.8
average score
F
most common grade
-15.8
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.