| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughtproofing | — | £80 – £120 | £159 | 0.6 yrs | +3.5 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £50 | £8 | 6.0 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £141 | 7.1 yrs | +3.1 pts |
| Room-in-roof insulation | — | £1,500 – £2,700 | £261 | 8.0 yrs | +5.7 pts · reaches D |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £6,000 | £189 | 18.0 yrs | +4.1 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £175 | 25.7 yrs | +3.8 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £147 | 34.1 yrs | +3.2 pts · reaches C |
| Double glazing(optional, beyond C) | — | £3,300 – £6,500 | £68 | 50+ yrs | +1.5 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
The full plan saves £1,081 a year — a 6.7% annual return on £16,150.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2022, states £1,864 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £626,251 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Forest Front: 28 sales since 1995 · £534,472 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildground Junior School | Primary | 0.2 mi | — |
| Wildground Infant School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Orchard Junior School | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| Noadswood School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.34 · below average (2023/24) |
| Lift New Forest | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.51 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Applemore College | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.74 · 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.
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 E01023004, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Forest Front
How this home sits against its street.