Flat E 42, Queens Row

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, no insulation

  Very poor

• Floor

  (other premises below)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 29% of fixed outlets

  Average

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 £327 a year

   Rating after67D
2. 2

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £140 a year

   Rating after74C
3. 3

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £12 a year

   Rating after74C
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £25 · saves about £28 a year

   Rating after76C
5. 5

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £58 a year

   Rating after78C
6. 6

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £55 a year

   Rating after81B

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