What insulation adds in UB5

64.0 → 78.5

Rating, now → potential

+14.5

Average uplift

£168

Avg saving / yr

21204

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 21204 certificates in UB5, the current rating of 64.0 could rise to about 78.5 out of 100. The estimated annual heating cost averages £586 now, and about £418 after the recommended work – an estimated saving of roughly £168 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

Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed) – 22.5%
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed) – 19.2%
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed) – 19.2%

Recorded as having no wall insulation: 43.3%.

Roofs

(another dwelling above) – 24.2%
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation – 20.8%
Pitched, no insulation (assumed) – 7.5%

Recorded as having no roof insulation: 9.2%.

Glazing

Fully double glazed – 90.8%
Single glazed – 3.1%
Mostly double glazing – 3.1%

Main heating

Boiler and radiators, mains gas – 60.0%
Electric storage heaters – 23.3%
Room heaters, electric – 12.5%

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