4 Batchcott, Richards Castle, Ludlow SY8 4EB

Semi-Detached house · Built before 1900 · 75 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

FA for £40,080 · £8,016 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£20 – £40£2850.1 yrs+9.4 pts
High-retention storage heaters£1,200 – £2,400£6572.7 yrs+21.6 pts · reaches E
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£33422.5 yrs+11.0 pts · reaches D
Solid wall insulation£7,500 – £11,000£36125.6 yrs+11.9 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£30929.1 yrs+10.1 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine£5,000 – £20,000£27645.2 yrs+9.1 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

£3,562
per year at grade F
£1,340
per year at grade A

The full plan saves £2,222 a year — a 5.5% annual return on £40,080.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £3,521 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
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Orleton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.2 mi
St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6 mi
Ludlow Church of England SchoolSecondary3.0 miProgress 8 -0.47 · below average (2023/24)
Wigmore SchoolSecondary4.9 miProgress 8 -0.32 · below average (2023/24)
Earl Mortimer CollegeSecondary7.9 miProgress 8 -0.57 · 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.

3.9
crimes a month
27
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01028996, to 2026-05. 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.