Long Barn, Prospidnick, Helston TR13 0RY

Detached house · Built 1991-1995 · 185 m² · Boiler and radiators, oil, Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

ED for £1,725 · £1,725 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£1090.9 yrs+3.3 pts
Loft insulation£100 – £350£613.7 yrs+1.9 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1297.8 yrs+3.9 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£478.5 yrs+1.4 pts · reaches D
High-performance doors(optional, beyond D)£3,000 – £0£10314.5 yrs+3.1 pts
Low energy lighting(optional, beyond D)£110£619.5 yrs+0.2 pts
Wind turbine(optional, beyond D)£1,500 – £4,000£10725.7 yrs+3.2 pts
Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond D)£2,200 – £3,000£7932.8 yrs+2.4 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D)£9,000 – £14,000£11950+ yrs+3.6 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

£2,797
per year at grade E
£2,037
per year at grade D

The full plan saves £346 a year — a 20.1% annual return on £1,725.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £1,927 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
Trannack Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Sithney Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi
Wendron Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.9 mi
Helston Community CollegeSecondary2.0 miProgress 8 -0.48 · below average (2023/24)
Camborne Science and International AcademySecondary5.6 miProgress 8 -0.15 · average (2023/24)
Pool AcademySecondary6.8 miProgress 8 -0.59 · 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.

3.8
crimes a month
34
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 56% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01018905, 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.