Energy efficiency
Domestic stock characteristics
- 33% of households experience fuel poverty (national average: 24%)
- 22% face extreme fuel poverty (national average: 12%)
- 38% of homes are detached, 21% semi-detached
- 33% of homes are in EPC bands E–G (national average: 13%)
- 19% of solid walls, 10% of cavity walls, and 10% of timber walls are uninsulated
- 47% of homes have 250+mm loft insulation
- 92% of homes are double or triple glazed
- 59% owner-occupied, 19% privately rented, 16% local authority, 4% housing associations
- 98% of buildings are not listed
- domestic renewables, though not part of the LHEES methodology, offer short-term decarbonisation opportunities
Non-domestic stock characteristics
- 40% built post-1983, 40% pre-1919
- 54% have floor area between 100–500m²
- 45% are in very remote rural areas, 17% in urban areas