8 Maydene Croft

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Cavity wall, filled cavity

  Good

• Roof

  Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation

  Good

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Average

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  No time or thermostatic control of room temperature

  Very poor

• Hot water

  From main system, no cylinder thermostat

  Poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 60% of fixed outlets

  Good

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2017), 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

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £34 a year

   Rating after59D
2. 2

   Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £37 a year

   Rating after61D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £10 · saves about £18 a year

   Rating after61D
4. 4

   Hot water cylinder thermostat

   Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £26 a year

   Rating after62D
5. 5

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £136 a year

   Rating after67D
6. 6

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £181 a year

   Rating after74C
7. 7

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £43 a year

   Rating after76C
8. 8

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £266 a year

   Rating after86B

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