6 Reading Road

What the assessor found

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

• Walls

  Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

  Poor

• Roof

  Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation

  Average

• Floor

  Solid, no insulation (assumed)

  Not rated on the certificate

• Windows

  Fully double glazed

  Average

• Heating

  Boiler and radiators, mains gas

  Good

• Heating controls

  Programmer, no room thermostat

  Very poor

• Hot water

  From main system

  Good

• Lighting

  Low energy lighting in 70% of fixed outlets

  Very good

• Second heating

  Room heaters, electric

  Not rated on the certificate

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2017), 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 £24 a year

   Rating after60D
2. 2

   Cavity wall insulation

   Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £150 a year

   Rating after67D
3. 3

   Floor insulation (solid floor)

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £28 a year

   Rating after68D
4. 4

   Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

   Typical cost £15 · saves about £13 a year

   Rating after69C
5. 5

   Upgrade heating controls

   Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £78 a year

   Rating after72C
6. 6

   Solar water heating

   Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £32 a year

   Rating after73C
7. 7

   Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

   Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £282 a year

   Rating after84B

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