3 - Residential
Home Retrofits + Energy Upgrades
Questions: Q.25 Have you undertaken any of the following retrofits or energy upgrades to your current home? Q.26 Are you considering undertaking any the following retrofits or energy upgrades to your current home within the next 12 months? Q.27 Which, if any, of the following make you less likely to undertake retrofits or energy upgrades to your current home within the next 12 months?
Sample size: 381
All homeowners
Ever undertaken
Considering (in next 12 months)
ANY Insulation of house Triple (or more) glazed windows Partial retrofit (eg one floor/side of a house) Installing rooftop solar panels Installing a Heat pump A deep retrofit* Other
48%
32%
35%
9%
11%
9%
5%
3%
5%
14%
4%
4%
2%
2%
5%
4%
* (carrying out multiple energy upgrades all at once to achieve a BER A-rating)
Barriers to Retrofits + Upgrades
74% ‘Upfront cost’
5%
‘Potential disruptions’
Near 1 in 3 homeowners are considering undertaking a home retrofit or energy upgrade within the next 12 months. Where previous upgrades focussed on insulation, current considerations appear broader in scope (e.g. note relative interest in solar panels).
22
Powered by FlippingBook