15b Mount Pleasant

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)

  Poor

• Roof

  Pitched, no insulation (assumed)

  Very poor

• Floor

  (other premises below)

  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 70% of fixed outlets

  Very good

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

   Cavity wall insulation

   Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £45 a year

   Rating after55D
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £58 a year

   Rating after58D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £15 · saves about £8 a year

   Rating after59D
4. 4

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £102 a year

   Rating after65D
5. 5

   Flue gas heat recovery in conjunction with boiler

   Typical cost £900 · saves about £18 a year

   Rating after66D

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