energy performance improvements to 3 bed semi
The existing house
The house is an 970ft², 2 storey semi detached dwelling with 3 bedrooms and was built in 1993. It had the original oil fired central heating, insulation in the attic, polystyrene insulation in the cavity walls and double glazed timber windows. The home owner wanted a warmer home with lower bills. |
£400 of works saves £260 a year
Works to improve the lights, air tightness, insulation and hot water cylinder totalled £400. The home owner done some of the works himself. This reduced the annual energy bill from £2,305 a year to under £2,045 saving a £260 a year. |
dwelling performance summary
We invested around £400 to improve dwelling performance and save £260 a year giving a payback of around 1.5 years. Replacing Halogen bulbs with LED bulbs also reduced light bulb replacement costs as the LED bulbs should last 6 times longer than the Halogen Bulbs. The LED bulbs should last 20 years. We also tried different bulb brightnesses and colours for each room so that the new lighting scheme was better than the old one. The works made the house warmer, reduced draughts and reduced energy bills. |
investment performance summary
£400 invested in the bank with an interest rate of 3% would double your money with compound interest in 24 years. £400 invested in this dwelling should increase the House Price by £1,125. The £400 investment also resulted in energy savings of £260 a year. This would mean that you would get your money back in just over 1.5 years and double your money in 3 years, beating the bank by 21 years. A warmer home is the best investment because it stops you losing a lot of money. |