| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-retention storage heaters | — | £400 – £600 | £294 | 1.7 yrs | +10.6 pts · reaches C |
| Loft insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £100 – £350 | £71 | 3.2 yrs | +2.6 pts |
| Shower heat recovery(optional, beyond C) | — | £585 – £725 | £25 | 26.7 yrs | +0.9 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 £294 a year — a 58.8% annual return on £500.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2022, states £713 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £169,205 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
River Meads: 637 sales since 1995 · £245,871 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| The Cranbourne Primary School | Primary | 1.0 mi | — |
| The John Warner School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Attainment 8 40.8 · no Progress 8 published |
| Presdales School | Secondary | 1.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.61 · well above average (2023/24) |
| The Chauncy School | Secondary | 2.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.53 · well 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 E01023468, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
River Meads
How this home sits against its street.