43 Hunter Drive

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, 200 mm loft insulation

  Good

• 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 50% of fixed outlets

  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 (2011), 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

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £10 · saves about £15 a year

   Rating after61D
2. 2

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £21 a year

   Rating after62D
3. 3

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £1,500–£3,500 · saves about £44 a year

   Rating after64D
4. 4

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £23 a year

   Rating after66D
5. 5

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £5,500–£14,500 · saves about £104 a year

   Rating after71C
6. 6

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £11,000–£20,000 · saves about £214 a year

   Rating after83B
7. 7

   Wind turbine

   Typical cost £1,500–£4,000 · saves about £18 a year

   Rating after84B

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