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Adding a property is the first thing you do in Energicore. Once a property is on your account you can model its energy use, build improvement plans, check grant eligibility and share a report with the resident.
You do not need any paperwork to hand. Energicore fills in most of the detail for you from the address alone, and you can correct or complete anything later.
What you need
- An Energicore account you can sign in to.
- The postcode of the property you want to add.
- Optionally, a recent energy bill. It makes the cost estimates sharper, but you can add it later or skip it entirely.
The steps at a glance
- Open your dashboard.
- Click Add property.
- Enter the postcode.
- Pick the address.
- Check the details.
- Answer four quick questions.
- Add your energy use, or skip it.
- Land on the property dashboard.
Step 1: Open your dashboard
Go to energicore.app and click Go to dashboard. There are two of these buttons, one in the top right corner and a larger one in the middle of the page. Either works.
If you are already signed in, Energicore takes you straight to your workspace dashboard with no login screen.
This is your home base. The left hand menu holds everything else, and the middle of the page summarises how many properties and plans you have. Any properties you have added recently appear under Recent properties.
Step 2: Click Add property
There are three Add property buttons and they all do the same thing:
- The button in the top right corner of the dashboard.
- The button at the top of the left hand sidebar, available from any page.
- The tile under Quick links.
Click whichever is nearest.
Step 3: Enter the postcode
You are now on the Add a property form. The progress marker at the top shows two steps, 1 Address and 2 Details. The panel on the right explains what happens next.
Type the property's postcode into the Postcode box. Matching addresses appear as you type, so you usually do not need to click Find address, but the button is there if nothing shows up.
Step 4: Pick the address
Energicore returns every address it holds for that postcode, and tells you how many it found. Flats and subdivided houses are listed separately, so a single building may appear several times.
Click the address you want. If a lot of addresses come back, a filter box appears above the list so you can narrow it by name or number.
Step 5: Check the details
The form moves to 2 Details. Energicore has already filled in everything it knows about the home: property type, built form, age band, floor area, walls, roof, floor, windows, heating and hot water. The banner at the top reminds you that these are estimates.
Read down the page and correct anything that is wrong. Each section carries a star rating, so you can see at a glance which parts of the home are performing badly.
Watch the Estimated rating panel on the right as you make changes. The score updates live.
Scroll down for floor, windows, and heating and hot water.
When everything looks right, click Details look correct at the bottom of the page.
Not sure about an answer? Most dropdowns include an "Unknown" or "Not sure" option. Use it rather than guessing. Nothing here is locked in either, so you can come back and change any of these details after the property has been created.
Step 6: Answer four quick questions
About your home asks how the home is actually used. This is what separates a modelled estimate from a generic one, so it is worth answering properly.
- How many people live in your home?
- What temperature are your living areas heated to?
- How long is your home heated most days?
- How much low energy lighting is installed?
The dots under the heading show how far along you are.
Tap an answer and the form moves on by itself. Use Back to change an earlier answer, Skip to pass on a single question, or Skip for now to jump the whole section.
On the last question, click Save and continue.
If you skip this section Energicore warns you first and lists the assumptions it will make in your place: heating at 20°C for six hours a day, a typical number of occupants for the home's size, and an average mix of energy efficient bulbs. Those assumptions can push the figures a long way from reality, so answer the questions if you can.
Step 7: Add your energy use, or skip it
The Energy use step asks for the home's annual consumption. It is marked optional. Filling it in gives you much more accurate running costs, but Energicore will estimate if you leave it blank.
You have three ways through this step:
- Upload a bill. Choose a PDF of an energy bill and Energicore reads the annual usage and tariff rates out of it automatically. This is the quickest accurate option.
- Type the figures in. Enter annual kWh for electricity and for mains gas.
- Skip it. Click Skip for now and move on.
Skipping is fine. Energicore estimates consumption from the property details instead, and marks the figures as estimated on the property dashboard. You can add real bills later from the same dashboard.
Step 8: You are done
Before the property summary opens, Energicore shows a short notice explaining that every figure it displays, including costs, savings and ratings, is an estimate from its modelling rather than a guarantee.
Read it and click I understand, show my property.
The property dashboard opens. The property is saved as soon as you reach this screen, and there is nothing further to confirm.
Here is what you are looking at:
- Indicative energy rating sits at the top right, estimated from similar properties nearby rather than taken from an official lodged EPC.
- Your energy this year shows the annual cost, total energy use and CO₂, plus a breakdown across heating, hot water, lighting and appliances.
- Enrol your client creates an account for the homeowner or resident so they can read the report themselves.
- Improve this home is where you build an improvement plan.
- The progress note on the right lists the sections you have not completed yet. Each one you finish sharpens the estimates.
What to do next
The property now appears under Properties in the left hand menu, and on your dashboard under Recent properties.
The three most useful next steps:
- Add a plan to generate a list of upgrades ranked by what they save against what they cost.
- Complete the outstanding sections, such as energy bills, tariff and grant eligibility, so the cost and funding figures reflect the real household.
- Add another property by clicking Add property again and repeating from step 3.