5 Beech 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

  Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation

  Average

• Floor

  Solid, 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

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 70% of fixed outlets

  Very good

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 £225 a year

   Rating after73C
2. 2

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £54 a year

   Rating after75C
3. 3

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £15 · saves about £24 a year

   Rating after75C
4. 4

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £33 a year

   Rating after76C
5. 5

   Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

   Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £35 a year

   Rating after78C
6. 6

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £339 a year

   Rating after85B

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