Twizel Smithy, Cornhill-On-Tweed TD12 4UY

Detached bungalow · Built before 1900 · 130 m² · Owner-occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

GE for £19,038 · £9,519 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£2930.1 yrs+4.3 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£1631.4 yrs+2.4 pts · reaches F
Low energy lighting£40£152.7 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£3432.9 yrs+5.0 pts
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£2563.9 yrs+3.8 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£2849.7 yrs+4.2 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£26618.8 yrs+3.9 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£37024.3 yrs+5.5 pts · reaches E
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond E)£9,000 – £14,000£31736.3 yrs+4.7 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

£6,315
per year at grade G
£4,008
per year at grade E

The full plan saves £1,990 a year — a 10.5% annual return on £19,038.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £3,082 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

8 April 2013£134,000
21 May 1999£90,000
31 July 1995£76,000

Estimated today: £215,045 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, FordPrimary5.2 mi
Prior Park Primary SchoolPrimary8.1 mi
Berwick AcademySecondary8.4 miProgress 8 -0.85 · 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.

4.4
crimes a month
31
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 48% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01027382, 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.