Gwel Meneth, Townshend, Hayle TR27 6AW

Detached bungalow · Built 1976-1982 · 120 m² · Owner-Occupied · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DA for £20,023 · £6,674 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£1230.2 yrs+5.4 pts
High-retention storage heaters£2,000 – £3,000£2848.8 yrs+12.5 pts · reaches C
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£1089.3 yrs+4.7 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£14434.7 yrs+6.3 pts · reaches B
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£11244.7 yrs+4.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£13348.7 yrs+5.9 pts · reaches A
Wind turbine(optional, beyond A)£15,000 – £25,000£11950+ yrs+5.3 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

£2,381
per year at grade D
£1,357
per year at grade A

The full plan saves £905 a year — a 4.5% annual return on £20,023.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2017, states £1,300 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
Leedstown Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.5 mi
Godolphin Primary SchoolPrimary1.6 mi
St Hilary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Hayle AcademySecondary3.1 miProgress 8 -0.13 · average (2023/24)
Helston Community CollegeSecondary5.4 miProgress 8 -0.48 · below average (2023/24)
Camborne Science and International AcademySecondary5.7 miProgress 8 -0.15 · 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.

4.7
crimes a month
47
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 49% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01018864, 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.