English Housing Survey

The English Housing Survey is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). It collects information about people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

It has 2 component surveys:

• a household interview
• a physical inspection of a sub sample of the properties

Survey users

A detailed guide for survey users provides information about:

• the background to the survey and how the data are used
• the questionnaire and physical survey form
• technical survey methodology
• data quality
• how we engage with our wider user community
• the revisions policy
• the dissemination strategy

Households selected for the survey

Each year a sample of addresses is drawn at random from a list of private addresses held by the Royal Mail. Householders at those addresses are invited to take part in the survey and will receive an initial letter from our contractor NatCen Social Research.

Scottish Household Survey

Introduction

This is the largest single housing research project in Scotland, and the only national survey to look at the physical condition of Scotland's homes as well as the experiences of householders.

The survey fieldwork runs from January to December each year, with the survey now an integrated component of the Scottish Household Survey.

SHCS key findings

The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics. The designation of the Scottish House Condition Survey as National Statistics was initially confirmed on 30 March 2010 following an assessment by the UK Statistics Authority and re-confirmed on the 16 October 2020 following a compliance check by the Office for Statistics Regulation. National Statistics status means that our statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value, and it is our responsibility to maintain compliance with these standards.

Welsh house Condition Survey

This report provides statistics on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and Environmental Impact (EI) ratings. It also includes:

• details of energy saving measures installed in dwellings and breakdowns of construction types
• the number of dwellings making use of renewable energy
• heating systems, main fuel type and type of boilers used
• comparisons between tenures, dwelling types and urban/rural areas
• comparisons with other UK nations and changes over time.

Main points

• Homes in Wales have become significantly more energy efficient over the last decade, with social housing having the highest percentage of dwellings in EPC bands C or above.
• Flats were more energy efficient than houses; 55% of flats had an EPC band C and above compared with 25% of houses.
• Dwellings in rural areas tend to be less energy efficient than dwellings in urban areas.
• 7% of dwellings in Wales used at least one type of renewable energy in 2017-18 compared with less than 1% in 2008.
• 65% of dwellings in Wales are constructed of cavity masonry and 26% are constructed of solid masonry.
• Most dwellings in Wales (82%) used gas to heat their homes.
• Condensing-combi boilers were the most common boiler type (66%).

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