52b Thames Meadow

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Timber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

  Good

• Roof

  Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation

  Good

• Floor

  Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Average

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

  Good

• Hot water

  From main system

  Average

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 18% of fixed outlets

  Poor

• 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 (2015), 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

   Floor insulation (suspended floor)

   Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £117 a year

   Rating after65D
2. 2

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £45 · saves about £48 a year

   Rating after67D
3. 3

   Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

   Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £211 a year

   Rating after74C
4. 4

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £50 a year

   Rating after75C
5. 5

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £277 a year

   Rating after82B

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