The UK's Housing Stock - Is There A Demand For New Homes?
Posted: October 27th, 2023, 7:49 pm
National Statistics
A UK Government Website
Survey Published December 2022 - English Housing Survey 2021 to 2022: headline report
Introduction and main findings
1. The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. It is one of the longest standing government surveys and was first run in 1967. This report provides the findings from the 2021-22 survey.
The amount of Co2 produced by our homes in the UK is around 16% of the UK's total Co2 production. It's the fourth largest contributor to the total Co2 produced in the UK.
Figure 2.2: Occupied dwelling age, by tenure, 2021 (Source as top of post)
The UK's Building Regulations Part L provide the standards a new home should meet in regard to the amount of heat loss permissible. This dictates the level of insulation required in a new home.
Since the early 1980’s the amount of insulation needed in new homes has increased. Modern homes require substantial levels of insulation. Compared to a home built in the early 1990’s today’s homes are vastly superior at retaining heat. This reduces the cost to heat a new home, the amount of Co2 produced to heat it and the amount of power needed by the country to heat its homes.
Figure 2.2 is revealing. The UK’s housing stock is reasonably old. Whilst older homes can have some insulation fitted to improve their heat loss this doesn’t bring an old home even close to a new when comparing heat loss.
This is possibly one reason why over generations to come we will need to replace our housing stock. A significant number of the UK's housing stock was built before 1980.
Much of our older housing stock will require either demolition or substantial refurbishment. Whilst these are simple positional points they begin to demonstrate that the demand for new homes is probably not as easily dismissed as some would suggest.
AiY(D)
A UK Government Website
Survey Published December 2022 - English Housing Survey 2021 to 2022: headline report
Introduction and main findings
1. The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. It is one of the longest standing government surveys and was first run in 1967. This report provides the findings from the 2021-22 survey.
The amount of Co2 produced by our homes in the UK is around 16% of the UK's total Co2 production. It's the fourth largest contributor to the total Co2 produced in the UK.
- Transport 24%
- Energy Supply 21%
- Business 17%
- Residential 16%
Figure 2.2: Occupied dwelling age, by tenure, 2021 (Source as top of post)
The UK's Building Regulations Part L provide the standards a new home should meet in regard to the amount of heat loss permissible. This dictates the level of insulation required in a new home.
Since the early 1980’s the amount of insulation needed in new homes has increased. Modern homes require substantial levels of insulation. Compared to a home built in the early 1990’s today’s homes are vastly superior at retaining heat. This reduces the cost to heat a new home, the amount of Co2 produced to heat it and the amount of power needed by the country to heat its homes.
Figure 2.2 is revealing. The UK’s housing stock is reasonably old. Whilst older homes can have some insulation fitted to improve their heat loss this doesn’t bring an old home even close to a new when comparing heat loss.
This is possibly one reason why over generations to come we will need to replace our housing stock. A significant number of the UK's housing stock was built before 1980.
Much of our older housing stock will require either demolition or substantial refurbishment. Whilst these are simple positional points they begin to demonstrate that the demand for new homes is probably not as easily dismissed as some would suggest.
AiY(D)