| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draughtproofing | — | £80 – £120 | £579 | 0.2 yrs | +3.8 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £800 – £1,200 | £687 | 1.5 yrs | +4.5 pts |
| Room-in-roof insulation | — | £1,500 – £2,700 | £948 | 2.2 yrs | +6.2 pts |
| Low energy lighting | — | £70 | £30 | 2.3 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £3,500 – £5,500 | £636 | 7.1 yrs | +4.2 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £4,000 – £6,000 | £533 | 9.4 yrs | +3.5 pts · reaches F |
| Solid wall insulation(optional, beyond F) | — | £4,000 – £14,000 | £743 | 12.1 yrs | +4.9 pts |
| Double glazing(optional, beyond F) | — | £3,300 – £6,500 | £249 | 19.7 yrs | +1.6 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
The full plan saves £3,413 a year — a 26.7% annual return on £12,770.
Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill. This fuel has too few recent certificates to restate at today's prices.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £1,073,829 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
The Mount: 26 sales since 1995 · £673,500 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| Navigation Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 mi | — |
| North Cestrian School | Secondary | 0.3 mi | Progress 8 +0.49 · above average (2023/24) |
| Loreto Grammar School | Secondary | 0.3 mi | Progress 8 +1.06 · well above average (2023/24) |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 0.6 mi | Progress 8 +0.23 · 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.
The Mount
How this home sits against its street.