5a Boxall Road

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

• Windows

  Partial double glazing

  Poor

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system, no cylinder thermostat

  Poor

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 47% 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 (2020), 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

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £169 a year

   Rating after59D
2. 2

   Floor insulation (suspended floor)

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £36 a year

   Rating after61D
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £40 · saves about £31 a year

   Rating after62D
4. 4

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £291 a year

   Rating after75C
5. 5

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £25 a year

   Rating after76C

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