Upgrade Plan
Get upgrade quotes| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-retention storage heaters(optional, beyond C) | — | £800 – £1,200 | £183 | 5.5 yrs | +5.0 pts |
| Floor insulation(optional, beyond C) | — | £800 – £1,200 | £93 | 10.8 yrs | +2.6 pts |
| Shower heat recovery(optional, beyond C) | — | £585 – £725 | £15 | 42.9 yrs | +0.4 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
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2019, states £696 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £178,348 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Western Esplanade: 199 sales since 1995 · £270,874 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbins Park Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| William Read Primary Academy | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| Castle View School | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.70 · well below average (2023/24) |
| The Cornelius Vermuyden School | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
| The King John School | Secondary | 3.0 mi | Progress 8 +0.19 · 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 E01021500, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Western Esplanade
How this home sits against its street.