73a Graces 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)

  Poor

• Roof

  (another dwelling above)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Heating

  No system present: electric heaters assumed

  Very poor

• Hot water

  No system present: electric immersion assumed

  Average

• Lighting

  No low energy lighting

  Very poor

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

   50 mm internal or external wall insulation

   Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £325 a year

   Rating after51E
2. 2

   Floor insulation

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £90 a year

   Rating after56D
3. 3

   Draught proof single-glazed windows

   Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £52 a year

   Rating after58D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £30 · saves about £30 a year

   Rating after59D
5. 5

   Change heating to gas condensing boiler

   Typical cost £3,000–£7,000 · saves about £417 a year

   Rating after79C
6. 6

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £54 a year

   Rating after81B

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