241 Birkbeck 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, 50 mm loft insulation

  Poor

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Good

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  TRVs and bypass

  Average

• Hot water

  From main system, no cylinder thermostat

  Poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 86% of fixed outlets

  Very good

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2018), 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 £53 a year

   Rating after41E
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £422 a year

   Rating after59D
3. 3

   Floor insulation (suspended floor)

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £77 a year

   Rating after62D
4. 4

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £276 a year

   Rating after74C
5. 5

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £89 a year

   Rating after77C
6. 6

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £295 a year

   Rating after87B

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