What insulation adds in DA5

60.8 → 79.4

Rating, now → potential

+18.6

Average uplift

£255

Avg saving / yr

6193

Certificates

The realistic uplift

Each energy certificate lists the improvements an assessor recommends and the rating the home would reach if they were done. Averaged across 6193 certificates in DA5, the current rating of 60.8 could rise to about 79.4 out of 100. The estimated annual heating cost averages £846 now, and about £592 after the recommended work – an estimated saving of roughly £255 a year.

These are the register's own estimates, averaged across many homes; the figure for any one property depends on its fabric and how it is heated.

What the certificates say about the fabric

The most common construction descriptions recorded across these certificates. Percentages are of certificates where the field was recorded.

Walls

Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed) – 60.0%
Cavity wall, filled cavity – 12.5%
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed) – 12.5%

Recorded as having no wall insulation: 72.5%.

Roofs

Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation – 22.5%
Pitched, no insulation (assumed) – 17.5%
Pitched, 75 mm loft insulation – 7.5%

Recorded as having no roof insulation: 17.5%.

Glazing

Fully double glazed – 90.0%
Mostly double glazing – 10.0%

Main heating

Boiler and radiators, mains gas – 92.5%
Room heaters, mains gas – 2.5%
Electric storage heaters – 2.5%

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