Living in Wales 2008: Heating and Energy Savings Measures

This Statistical Release provides analysis of the 2008 Living in Wales household and property data relating to a household’s heating and energy measures including the types of insulation installed.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The use of central heating as the main form of heating has continued to increase, accounting for 91 per cent of all heating methods in 2008.
• Households renting privately, those living in older dwellings, in flats or maisonettes and in rural areas are all less likely to use central heating as the main heating method.
• There has been an increase in the use of cavity wall insulation, double glazing and energy saving light bulbs since the last property survey in 2004.
• Three-quarters of households had some or all insulation measures present in their homes. Private renters were more likely than any other tenure to have no insulation measures in their homes.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

Not a regular output