| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation | — | £100 – £350 | £143 | 1.6 yrs | +5.5 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £301 | 3.3 yrs | +11.6 pts · reaches F |
| Low energy lighting | — | £45 | £13 | 3.4 yrs | +0.5 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £225 | 4.4 yrs | +8.7 pts · reaches E |
| Change of heating system | — | £3,000 – £7,000 | £860 | 5.8 yrs | +33.0 pts · reaches C |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £279 | 41.2 yrs | +10.7 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 £1,822 a year — a 9.7% annual return on £18,770.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £275,349 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Dovedale Road: 86 sales since 1995 · £272,406 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway Primary School | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| Dial Park Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 0.9 mi | Progress 8 +0.25 · above average (2023/24) |
| Werneth School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.45 · below average (2023/24) |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.32 · 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.
Dovedale Road
How this home sits against its street.