6 Sandfields Road

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Sandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

  Very poor

• Roof

  Pitched, no insulation

  Very poor

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Single glazed

  Very poor

• Heating

  Room heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)

  Very poor

• Heating controls

  No thermostatic control of room temperature

  Poor

• Hot water

  Electric immersion, standard tariff

  Very poor

• Lighting

  Below average lighting efficiency

  Very poor

• Second heating

  Room heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)

  Not rated on the certificate

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2025), 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 £900–£1,200 · saves about £723 a year

   Rating after2G
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £7,500–£11,000 · saves about £909 a year

   Rating after14G
3. 3

   Floor insulation (suspended floor)

   Typical cost £5,000–£10,000 · saves about £145 a year

   Rating after16G
4. 4

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £5,000–£10,000 · saves about £118 a year

   Rating after18G
5. 5

   Insulate hot water cylinder with 80 mm jacket

   Typical cost £20–£40 · saves about £576 a year

   Rating after25F
6. 6

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £150–£250 · saves about £148 a year

   Rating after28F
7. 7

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £240–£280 · saves about £68 a year

   Rating after29F
8. 8

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£7,000 · saves about £154 a year

   Rating after31F
9. 9

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £4,500–£6,000 · saves about £273 a year

   Rating after37F
10. 10

    High performance external doors

    Typical cost £1,800–£2,400 · saves about £71 a year

    Rating after39E
11. 11

    Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

    Typical cost £8,000–£10,000 · saves about £255 a year

    Rating after44E

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