72 Beech Road

What the assessor found

Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.

• Walls

  Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

  Very poor

• Roof

  Pitched, 50 mm loft insulation

  Poor

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Average

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system

  Average

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 2% of fixed outlets

  Very poor

• Second heating

  Room heaters, mains gas

  Not rated on the certificate

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2020), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.

Improvements the certificate recommends

In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.

1. 1

   Increase loft insulation to 270 mm

   Typical cost £100–£350 · saves about £47 a year

   Rating after50E
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £301 a year

   Rating after61D
3. 3

   Floor insulation (suspended floor)

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £69 a year

   Rating after64D
4. 4

   Insulate hot water cylinder with 80 mm jacket

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £113 a year

   Rating after68D
5. 5

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £590 · saves about £60 a year

   Rating after70C
6. 6

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £71 a year

   Rating after73C
7. 7

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £40 a year

   Rating after74C
8. 8

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £335 a year

   Rating after84B

Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.