Tithe Barn Bungalow, Tithe Barn, Rugeley WS15 4LR

Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 132 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £12,630 · £6,315 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£1,500 – £500£1506.7 yrs+5.3 pts
Band A condensing boiler£3,000 – £0£12312.2 yrs+4.3 pts · reaches D
Low energy lighting£130£914.8 yrs+0.3 pts
Floor insulation£6,000 – £0£20115.0 yrs+7.1 pts
Solar water heating£6,000 – £0£15619.3 yrs+5.5 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £0£18621.5 yrs+6.5 pts · reaches C

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

£2,086
per year at grade E
£1,262
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £824 a year — a 6.5% annual return on £12,630.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,566 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

21 June 2002£300,000

Estimated today: £867,828 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Tithe Barn: 4 sales since 1995

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Gentleshaw Primary AcademyPrimary0.7 mi
Boney Hay Primary AcademyPrimary1.3 mi
St James Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary1.8 mi
Chase Terrace AcademySecondary2.0 miProgress 8 -0.45 · below average (2023/24)
The Friary SchoolSecondary2.8 miProgress 8 +0.86 · well above average (2023/24)
Erasmus Darwin AcademySecondary3.0 miProgress 8 +0.27 · above 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.

6.3
crimes a month
63
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 35% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01029515, 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.