| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £30 | £4 | 7.5 yrs | +0.4 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £91 | 11.0 yrs | +8.6 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £68 | 14.7 yrs | +6.4 pts · reaches D |
| Room-in-roof insulation | — | £1,500 – £2,700 | £126 | 16.7 yrs | +11.9 pts · reaches C |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £84 | 50+ yrs | +8.0 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £71 | 50+ yrs | +6.7 pts · reaches B |
| Wind turbine | — | £15,000 – £25,000 | £75 | 50+ yrs | +7.1 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
The full plan saves £519 a year — a 1.5% annual return on £33,630.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
No sale recorded for this address since 1995.
Paley Lane: 1 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colliers Green Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.5 mi | — |
| Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.7 mi | — |
| Staplehurst School | Primary | 2.1 mi | — |
| Cranbrook School | Secondary | 2.5 mi | Progress 8 +0.43 · above average (2023/24) |
| Cornwallis Academy | Secondary | 6.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.33 · below average (2023/24) |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 7.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.35 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01024803, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Paley Lane
How this home sits against its street.