| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £175 | 5.7 yrs | +5.2 pts |
| Room-in-roof insulation | — | £1,500 – £2,700 | £242 | 8.7 yrs | +7.2 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £162 | 27.7 yrs | +4.8 pts · reaches C |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £136 | 36.7 yrs | +4.1 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £190 | 47.4 yrs | +5.7 pts · reaches B |
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 £906 a year — a 4.2% annual return on £21,600.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £1,868 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £182,859 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Station View: 4 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| West Hill School | Secondary | 0.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.31 · below average (2023/24) |
| Dixons Pennine Academy | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.90 · well below average (2023/24) |
| All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.61 · well below 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.