36 Wheeleys Road

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

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system, no cylinder thermostat

  Poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 69% of fixed outlets

  Good

• 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 (2014), 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

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £73 a year

   Rating after57D
2. 2

   Increase hot water cylinder insulation

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £45 a year

   Rating after59D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £25 · saves about £13 a year

   Rating after59D
4. 4

   Hot water cylinder thermostat

   Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £93 a year

   Rating after63D
5. 5

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £182 a year

   Rating after70C
6. 6

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £38 a year

   Rating after72C
7. 7

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £52 a year

   Rating after74C
8. 8

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £241 a year

   Rating after84B

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