Upgrade Plan
This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.
Running costs
£900
per year at grade C
£813
per year at grade B
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £600 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
No sale recorded for this address since 1995.
Empress Drive: 22 sales since 1995 · £90,167 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.9 mi | — |
| Hindsford CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.0 mi | — |
| Bedford High School | Secondary | 0.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.24 · below average (2023/24) |
| Fred Longworth High School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.29 · below average (2023/24) |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 0.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.20 · 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.
Empress Drive
How this home sits against its street.
15
graded homes
65.4
average score
C
most common grade
+8.6
this home vs street