31 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DU

Semi-Detached house · Built 1900-1929 · 133 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

EC for £17,710 · £8,855 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£35£181.9 yrs+0.3 pts
High-retention storage heaters£2,000 – £3,000£8303.0 yrs+12.5 pts
Flat roof insulation£850 – £1,500£3203.7 yrs+4.8 pts · reaches D
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£42111.9 yrs+6.3 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£45619.8 yrs+6.8 pts · reaches C
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£15332.1 yrs+2.3 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

£3,801
per year at grade E
£1,603
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £2,045 a year — a 11.5% annual return on £17,710.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2021, states £2,464 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
St Josephs Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
All Souls CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJSecondary0.6 miProgress 8 -0.58 · well below average (2023/24)
Regent High SchoolSecondary0.8 miProgress 8 -0.27 · below average (2023/24)
Academy21Secondary1.0 miNot in the KS4 performance tables

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.

144
crimes a month
1,584
in the last 12 months
Theft from the person
most common · 27% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01000855, 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.