Millions of households are wasting around £500 a year on energy bills because of inadequate insulation.could save up to £235 a year if they upgraded their cavity walls, and a further £225 by having a well-insulated loft., in partnership with property data platform Sprift, analysed the current levels of home insulation, against building regulations of homes across different time periods to calculate the nation’s "home insulation age".
The research will be playing a leading role in the government’s Great British Insulation Scheme by seeking to extend the benefits of the scheme to more households.Philippe Commaret, managing director for customers at the energy provider, said: “It’s clear from this research that, despite the energy crisis, little progress has been made in improving the energy efficiency of older British homes in the past two years.
It also emerged that 76% of respondents, polled via OnePoll, said the volatility of the energy market over the past two years has made them more concerned about energy price rises than ever before. However, 66% were unaware of government projects to provide eligible homeowners or renters free or cheaper home insulation – such as The Great British Insulation Scheme or EC04.