49a Sotheby Road

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

  Flat, no insulation (assumed)

  Very poor

• 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

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 17% of fixed outlets

  Poor

• Second heating

  Room heaters, coal

  Not rated on the certificate

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

   Flat roof insulation

   Typical cost £850–£1,500 · saves about £72 a year

   Rating after61D
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £290 a year

   Rating after71C
3. 3

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £36 a year

   Rating after73C
4. 4

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £26 a year

   Rating after74C
5. 5

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £125 · saves about £41 a year

   Rating after75C
6. 6

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £74 a year

   Rating after78C

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