Upgrade Plan
This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.
Running costs
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £494 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £117,348 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Orchard Close: 14 sales since 1995 · £119,833 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| Blackhall Primary School | Primary | 0.5 mi | — |
| Hesleden Primary School | Primary | 1.3 mi | — |
| Dene Academy | Secondary | 1.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.33 · above average (2023/24) |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Secondary | 2.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.22 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Secondary | 2.8 mi | Progress 8 +0.58 · well above 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 E01034500, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Orchard Close
How this home sits against its street.