39 Birchen Grove

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, 50 mm loft insulation

  Poor

• Floor

  Suspended, 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 56% of fixed outlets

  Good

• Second heating

  Room heaters, wood logs

  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

   Increase loft insulation to 270 mm

   Typical cost £100–£350 · saves about £58 a year

   Rating after53E
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £353 a year

   Rating after64D
3. 3

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £92 a year

   Rating after67D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £40 · saves about £24 a year

   Rating after68D
5. 5

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £41 a year

   Rating after69C
6. 6

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £85 a year

   Rating after72C
7. 7

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £47 a year

   Rating after73C
8. 8

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £258 a year

   Rating after81B

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