34 Beadon Drive

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Cavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

  Average

• Roof

  Pitched, 12 mm loft insulation

  Very poor

• 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 71% of fixed outlets

  Very good

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2016), 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 £187 a year

   Rating after59D
2. 2

   Cavity wall insulation

   Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £96 a year

   Rating after61D
3. 3

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £93 a year

   Rating after64D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £25 · saves about £19 a year

   Rating after64D
5. 5

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £127 a year

   Rating after67D
6. 6

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £341 a year

   Rating after76C
7. 7

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £49 a year

   Rating after77C
8. 8

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £278 a year

   Rating after83B

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