2 Caxton Road

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

  Poor

• Roof

  Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation

  Average

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Electric storage heaters

  Average

• Heating controls

  Automatic charge control

  Average

• Hot water

  Electric immersion, off-peak

  Very poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 50% 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

   Increase loft insulation to 270 mm

   Typical cost £100–£350 · saves about £30 a year

   Rating after44E
2. 2

   Cavity wall insulation

   Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £260 a year

   Rating after55D
3. 3

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £68 a year

   Rating after58D
4. 4

   Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £22 a year

   Rating after59D
5. 5

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £15 · saves about £23 a year

   Rating after60D
6. 6

   Change heating to gas condensing boiler

   Typical cost £3,000–£7,000 · saves about £296 a year

   Rating after72C
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 £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £266 a year

   Rating after84B

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