79 Vyvyan Drive, Quintrell Downs, Newquay TR8 4NF

Detached bungalow · Built 1976-1982 · 75 m² · Owner-occupied · Electric storage heaters, Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

EC for £6,623 · £3,311 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £30£870.3 yrs+3.9 pts
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£861.2 yrs+3.9 pts · reaches D
High-performance doors£500£826.1 yrs+3.7 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£1029.8 yrs+4.6 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£7950+ yrs+3.6 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£9,000 – £14,000£9450+ yrs+4.3 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

£1,848
per year at grade E
£1,318
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £436 a year — a 6.6% annual return on £6,623.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £958 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

25 June 2014£173,500
15 October 2007£185,000

Estimated today: £261,515 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Vyvyan Drive: 155 sales since 1995 · £224,509 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Nansledan SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
St Columb Minor AcademyPrimary1.6 mi
Newquay Primary AcademyPrimary1.7 mi
Treviglas AcademySecondary1.7 miProgress 8 +0.01 · average (2023/24)
Newquay TretherrasSecondary1.8 miProgress 8 +0.17 · 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.

7.3
crimes a month
80
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 64% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01019050, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Vyvyan Drive

How this home sits against its street.

59
graded homes
54.5
average score
E
most common grade
-4.5
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.