3 Tower 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

  Roof room(s), ceiling insulated

  Poor

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, TRVs and bypass

  Average

• Hot water

  From main system

  Average

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 27% of fixed outlets

  Average

• Second heating

  Room heaters, wood logs

  Not rated on the certificate

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2013), 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

   Room-in-roof insulation

   Typical cost £1,500–£2,700 · saves about £521 a year

   Rating after52E
2. 2

   Cavity wall insulation

   Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £261 a year

   Rating after56D
3. 3

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £189 a year

   Rating after59D
4. 4

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £85 a year

   Rating after61D
5. 5

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £110 · saves about £58 a year

   Rating after62D
6. 6

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £141 a year

   Rating after64D
7. 7

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £435 a year

   Rating after71C
8. 8

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £190 a year

   Rating after74C
9. 9

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £257 a year

   Rating after77C

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