82 Hatfield Road

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Timber frame, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

  Average

• 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, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 45% of fixed outlets

  Good

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 £50 a year

   Rating after72C
2. 2

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £30 · saves about £26 a year

   Rating after73C
3. 3

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £40 a year

   Rating after74C
4. 4

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £64 a year

   Rating after77C
5. 5

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

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

   Rating after86B

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