2 Springfield Cottages, Acton, Newcastle ST5 4EF

Semi-Detached house · Built 1983-1990 · 79 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

DC for £7,355 · £7,355 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Loft insulation£100 – £350£326.9 yrs+2.5 pts
Low energy lighting£30£310.1 yrs+0.2 pts
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£4250+ yrs+3.2 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£6350+ yrs+4.8 pts · reaches C
Floor insulation(optional, beyond C)£4,000 – £6,000£6850+ yrs+5.2 pts
Solar water heating(optional, beyond C)£4,000 – £6,000£5350+ yrs+4.0 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

£1,132
per year at grade D
£871
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £140 a year — a 1.9% annual return on £7,355.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2019, states £732 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Seabridge Primary SchoolPrimary1.9 mi
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary SchoolPrimary1.9 mi
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Clayton Hall AcademySecondary2.3 miProgress 8 0.00 · average (2023/24)
Newcastle AcademySecondary2.4 miProgress 8 -1.19 · well below average (2023/24)
St Joseph's CollegeSecondary3.0 miProgress 8 +0.81 · 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.

10.1
crimes a month
91
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01029570, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.