| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £200 – £400 | £148 | 2.0 yrs | +6.8 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £173 | 5.8 yrs | +8.0 pts · reaches D |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £106 | 24.5 yrs | +4.9 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £134 | 37.3 yrs | +6.2 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £187 | 48.1 yrs | +8.6 pts · reaches C |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £9,000 – £14,000 | £160 | 50+ yrs | +7.4 pts · reaches B |
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 £908 a year — a 3.1% annual return on £29,400.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £974 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £214,685 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Gloucester Crescent: 9 sales since 1995 · £261,250 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newlyn School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Alverton Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance | Primary | 1.1 mi | — |
| Humphry Davy School | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.27 · below average (2023/24) |
| Mounts Bay Academy | Secondary | 1.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.56 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Cape Cornwall School | Secondary | 6.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.08 · 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 E01019003, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Gloucester Crescent
How this home sits against its street.