| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low energy lighting | — | £30 | £4 | 7.5 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £92 | 10.9 yrs | +3.9 pts |
| Change of heating system | — | £3,000 – £7,000 | £262 | 19.1 yrs | +11.3 pts · reaches C |
| Shower heat recovery | — | £585 – £725 | £15 | 43.4 yrs | +0.6 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £71 | 50+ yrs | +3.1 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £99 | 50+ yrs | +4.3 pts · reaches B |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond B) | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £85 | 50+ yrs | +3.7 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
The full plan saves £543 a year — a 2.6% annual return on £20,685.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £891 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £378,155 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Alfred Road: 106 sales since 1995 · £281,858 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| All Saints CofE Junior Academy | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Ore Village Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Mulberry Academy Hastings | Secondary | 0.9 mi | Progress 8 -1.29 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Ark Alexandra Academy | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.79 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Mulberry Academy St Leonards | Secondary | 3.3 mi | Not in the KS4 performance tables |
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 E01021001, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Alfred Road
How this home sits against its street.