Flat 2, 4, Bear Street, London WC2H 7AR

Semi-Detached flat · Built 1930-1949 · 47 m² · Rented (private) · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

DB for £10,430 · £5,215 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
High-retention storage heaters£600 – £800£3841.8 yrs+12.1 pts · reaches C
Low energy lighting£75£98.8 yrs+0.3 pts
Shower heat recovery£585 – £725£3220.4 yrs+1.0 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£21142.7 yrs+6.6 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

£1,189
per year at grade D
£553
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £636 a year — a 6.1% annual return on £10,430.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £572 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
Soho Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.2 mi
St Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
St Josephs Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.5 mi
Academy21Secondary0.5 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
London Nautical, City of London AcademySecondary0.9 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
Westminster City SchoolSecondary1.0 miProgress 8 +0.09 · 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.

668
crimes a month
7,348
in the last 12 months
Theft from the person
most common · 28% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01004734, 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.