104 Elgin Crescent

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  System built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

  Very poor

• Roof

  Pitched, 75 mm loft insulation

  Very poor

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Electric storage heaters

  Average

• Heating controls

  Manual charge control

  Poor

• Hot water

  Electric immersion, off-peak

  Very poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 71% of fixed outlets

  Very good

• Second heating

  Room heaters, mains gas

  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 £36 a year

   Rating after53E
2. 2

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £52 a year

   Rating after55D
3. 3

   Increase hot water cylinder insulation

   Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £54 a year

   Rating after57D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £10 · saves about £12 a year

   Rating after58D
5. 5

   Change heating to gas condensing boiler

   Typical cost £3,000–£7,000 · saves about £280 a year

   Rating after72C
6. 6

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £39 a year

   Rating after73C
7. 7

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £271 a year

   Rating after84B

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