Alders, Melbourne, York YO42 4SR

Detached bungalow · Built 1976-1982 · 232 m² · Owner-occupied · Ground source heat pump, radiators, electric

Upgrade Plan

CB for £6,400 · £6,400 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£2933.4 yrs+2.8 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£1073.7 yrs+1.0 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£22722.0 yrs+2.2 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

£3,384
per year at grade C
£2,757
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £627 a year — a 9.8% annual return on £6,400.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2014, states £1,834 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
Melbourne Primary SchoolPrimary1.2 mi
Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary SchoolPrimary4.0 mi
Sutton Upon Derwent Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary4.2 mi
Woldgate School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary5.5 miProgress 8 +0.35 · above average (2023/24)
Howden SchoolSecondary8.5 miProgress 8 -0.52 · well below average (2023/24)
Goole AcademySecondary11.3 miProgress 8 +0.50 · 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.

5.6
crimes a month
56
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 39% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01013127, 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.