| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £23 – £300typical | £95 | 1.7 yrs | +3.3 pts |
| Loft insulation | — | £225typical | £53 | 4.3 yrs | +1.9 pts · reaches D |
| Low energy lighting | — | £20 – £45typical | £5 | 6.7 yrs | +0.2 pts |
| Heating controls | — | £400typical | £40 | 9.9 yrs | +1.4 pts |
| Cavity wall insulation | — | £1,000typical | £83 | 12.1 yrs | +2.9 pts |
| Band A condensing boiler | — | £2,600typical | £68 | 38.1 yrs | +2.4 pts |
| Solar water heating | — | £5,000typical | £86 | 50+ yrs | +3.0 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels | — | £4,500 – £9,000typical | £103 | 50+ yrs | +3.6 pts |
| Solid wall insulation | — | £9,000typical | £120 | 50+ yrs | +4.2 pts · reaches C |
Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges, except where marked typical, which this certificate did not price and which are taken instead from comparable homes of the same type. 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 £653 a year — a 2.6% annual return on £25,169.
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2011, states £1,027 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £156,235 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Lightburne Avenue: 115 sales since 1995 · £134,960 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington | Primary | 0.3 mi | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.3 mi | Progress 8 -0.17 · average (2023/24) |
| Bedford High School | Secondary | 1.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.24 · below average (2023/24) |
| The Westleigh School | Secondary | 1.8 mi | Progress 8 -0.81 · well 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.
Lightburne Avenue
How this home sits against its street.