286 Birdbrook 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, 150 mm loft insulation

  Good

• Floor

  Suspended, 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

  Electric immersion, standard tariff

  Very poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 13% of fixed outlets

  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 (2012), 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

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £173 a year

   Rating after51E
2. 2

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £39 a year

   Rating after53E
3. 3

   Increase hot water cylinder insulation

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £150 a year

   Rating after61D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £35 · saves about £30 a year

   Rating after63D
5. 5

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £106 a year

   Rating after68D
6. 6

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £222 a year

   Rating after79C

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