2 Rutherford Close

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Timber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

  Good

• Roof

  Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation

  Good

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer and room thermostat

  Average

• Hot water

  From main system

  Average

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 10% of fixed outlets

  Poor

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2012), 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 £37 a year

   Rating after66D
2. 2

   Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £9 a year

   Rating after66D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £45 · saves about £26 a year

   Rating after68D
4. 4

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £9 a year

   Rating after69C
5. 5

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £74 a year

   Rating after74C
6. 6

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £32 a year

   Rating after76C
7. 7

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £225 a year

   Rating after88B
8. 8

   Wind turbine

   Typical cost £1,500–£4,000 · saves about £18 a year

   Rating after89B

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