Worcester Park resident awarded £3,500 grant for solid wall insulation

Warren Bunce of Ardrossan Gardens, Worcester Park has been awarded over £4,000 towards making his home warmer and more energy efficient, through Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project. Funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and supported by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, Streets Ahead provides grant funding for Surrey’s residents who live in properties which are not suitable for cavity wall insulation.

Following a Green Deal Assessment of the home, arranged by Action Surrey, Mr Bunce was provided with recommendations of how to improve his homes energy efficiency. He was delighted that he could save over £300 per year on his energy bills by installing solid wall insulation. Plus with the financial assistance from Streets Ahead he has only had to contribute just over half of the cost for his installation.

With the support of Streets Ahead arranging his preferred installer to provide a suitable quote he is now looking forward to the solid wall insulation reducing the level of heat being lost through his walls. He commented that “The installation was very quick. Doing it through Streets Ahead made it a lot easier to arrange quotes and was far easier than having to do it myself".

Councillor Jean Steer, Chairman of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Social Committee said, “We are delighted that this is the first installation in the Borough of solid wall insulation through Action Surrey's ‘Streets Ahead' scheme which offers residents a one-stop service towards grants and practical assistance to householders to insulate their houses.”

Neither of these grants are means or age tested, and are purely based on the construction of your home and are on the basis that 50% of the walls which are suitable for solid wall insulation are insulated.

Find out more. Contact Streets Ahead today, call 0333 014 3620 or visit www.actionsurrey.org/streetsahead