45 Croftdown 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

  Pitched, insulated at rafters

  Average

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, TRVs and bypass

  Average

• Hot water

  From main system

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 20% of fixed outlets

  Poor

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2013), 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

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £697 a year

   Rating after66D
2. 2

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £82 a year

   Rating after67D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £60 · saves about £59 a year

   Rating after68D
4. 4

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £85 a year

   Rating after70C
5. 5

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £140 a year

   Rating after73C
6. 6

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £126 a year

   Rating after76C
7. 7

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £236 a year

   Rating after80C

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