120 Upton Drive Upton

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, 200 mm loft insulation

  Good

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Average

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, no room thermostat

  Very poor

• Hot water

  From main system, no cylinder thermostat

  Poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 15% of fixed outlets

  Poor

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2015), 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

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £479 a year

   Rating after55D
2. 2

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £71 a year

   Rating after58D
3. 3

   Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

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

   Rating after59D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £55 · saves about £35 a year

   Rating after60D
5. 5

   Hot water cylinder thermostat

   Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £25 a year

   Rating after61D
6. 6

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £132 a year

   Rating after66D
7. 7

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £165 a year

   Rating after73C
8. 8

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £43 a year

   Rating after75C
9. 9

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £258 a year

   Rating after85B

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