2 Bontfaen, Forge, Machynlleth SY20 8RN

Mid-Terrace house · Built before 1900 · 76 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

EA for £30,500 · £7,625 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£2900.3 yrs+6.4 pts
High-retention storage heaters£1,600 – £2,400£6773.0 yrs+15.0 pts · reaches D
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£31814.2 yrs+7.1 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£34314.6 yrs+7.6 pts · reaches C
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£26718.8 yrs+5.9 pts · reaches B
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£37124.2 yrs+8.2 pts
Double glazing£3,300 – £6,500£12439.4 yrs+2.8 pts · reaches A

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

£3,267
per year at grade E
£877
per year at grade A

The full plan saves £2,390 a year — a 7.8% annual return on £30,500.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £3,699 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

15 January 2026£100,000
2 April 2015£120,000
16 September 2011£95,125
14 February 1997£29,500

Estimated today: £97,300 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Schools nearby

The DfE register covers England. Welsh schools are held in a separate Welsh Government register, which we have not ingested yet.

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.

4.3
crimes a month
39
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA W01000442, 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.