185 Bear 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, 100 mm loft insulation

  Average

• Floor

  (another dwelling below)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Partial double glazing

  Poor

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, no room thermostat

  Very poor

• Hot water

  Electric immersion, off-peak

  Very poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 14% of fixed outlets

  Poor

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2019), 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 £25 a year

   Rating after52E
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £183 a year

   Rating after62D
3. 3

   Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

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

   Rating after63D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £30 · saves about £38 a year

   Rating after65D
5. 5

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £46 a year

   Rating after67D
6. 6

   Heat recovery system for mixer showers

   Typical cost £585–£725 · saves about £39 a year

   Rating after69C
7. 7

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £25 a year

   Rating after70C

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