7 Malvern Road

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Cavity wall, filled cavity

  Good

• Roof

  Pitched, 300+ mm loft insulation

  Very good

• Floor

  Solid, 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

  From main system

  Average

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 78% of fixed outlets

  Very 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

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £54 a year

   Rating after67D
2. 2

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £14 a year

   Rating after67D
3. 3

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £131 a year

   Rating after73C
4. 4

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £41 a year

   Rating after74C
5. 5

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £48 a year

   Rating after76C
6. 6

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £261 a year

   Rating after87B

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