| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation | — | £100 – £350 | £90 | 2.5 yrs | +3.3 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £350 – £450 | £69 | 5.8 yrs | +2.5 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £50 | £8 | 6.0 yrs | +0.3 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £500 – £1,500 | £142 | 7.1 yrs | +5.1 pts · reaches D |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,200 – £3,000 | £117 | 22.3 yrs | +4.2 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £176 | 25.6 yrs | +6.4 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £190 | 26.3 yrs | +6.9 pts · reaches C |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £147 | 34.0 yrs | +5.3 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 £939 a year — a 5.0% annual return on £18,775.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2023, states £2,495 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
No sale recorded for this address since 1995.
Vine Close: 11 sales since 1995
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Farm Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 1.2 mi | — |
| Pippins School | Primary | 1.3 mi | — |
| Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 mi | — |
| Thomas Knyvett College | Secondary | 2.1 mi | Progress 8 -0.39 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Magna Carta School | Secondary | 2.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.13 · average (2023/24) |
| The Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 2.6 mi | Progress 8 -0.24 · 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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01030747, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Vine Close
How this home sits against its street.