| Measure | Grant | Net cost | Saving / yr | Payback | Grade effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot water cylinder insulation | — | £400 | £64 | 6.2 yrs | +3.9 pts |
| Change of heating system | — | £7,000 – £0 | £214 | 16.4 yrs | +13.1 pts · reaches D |
| Double glazing | — | £1,400 – £400 | £27 | 33.1 yrs | +1.7 pts |
| Floor insulation | — | £6,000 – £0 | £75 | 40.0 yrs | +4.6 pts · reaches C |
| Solar water heating(optional, beyond C) | — | £6,000 – £0 | £58 | 50+ yrs | +3.6 pts |
| Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C) | — | £8,000 – £0 | £69 | 50+ yrs | +4.2 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 £380 a year — a 4.9% annual return on £7,800.
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: £242,648 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Lime Road: 18 sales since 1995 · £168,611 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppyfield Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 mi | — |
| Littleton Green Community School | Primary | 0.7 mi | — |
| Pye Green Academy | Primary | 0.8 mi | — |
| Staffordshire University Academy | Secondary | 1.0 mi | Progress 8 -0.74 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | Secondary | 1.7 mi | Progress 8 -0.31 · below average (2023/24) |
| Cannock Chase High School | Secondary | 1.9 mi | Progress 8 -0.38 · 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.
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.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01029646, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Lime Road
How this home sits against its street.