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Building Type Matrix

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Generic Building Types

Last updated: 02.09.2014

National Typology Brochure

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Brochure in English language. (Click on picture to download PDF.)

Last updated: 23.09.2014

Statistics of the Building Stock of the United Kingdom

systematical overview --- available statistics for residential buildings and heat supply systems

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Overview

Statistical Table	Item	Available	Sources	Remarks
S-1.1	Frequency of building types of the national building stock	L3	[1]
S-1.2.1	Percentage of thermally refurbished envelope areas	--
S-1.2.2	Information on insulation level and window types	L3	[1]
S-2.1	Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)	L3	[1]
S-2.2	Heat distribution and storage of space heating systems	--
S-2.3	Heat generation of space heating systems	L3	[1]
S-2.4	Heat distribution and storage of domestic hot water systems	--
S-2.5	Heat generation of domestic hot water systems	L3	[1]
S-2.6	Solar thermal systems	L1	[1]	At national level only
S-2.7	Ventilation systems	--
S-2.8	Air-conditioning systems	--
S-2.9	Control of central heating systems	L3	[1]
S-3.1	Domestic energy consumption	yes	[2]

[1] Data Source for all tabular data: English House Survey 2009
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/english-housing-survey

[2] Sources: Department of Energy and Climate Change - secondary analysis of data from the Building Research Establishment and modelling by Cambridge Architectural Research using the Cambridge Housing Model v2.9. BRE (2011) The Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings: 2009 edition, Version 9.90, Watford/London: BRE/DECC.
www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/SAP/2009/SAP-2009_9-90.pdf (last accessed 15.07.13)

Last updated: 02.09.2014

Statistic S-1.1: Frequency of Building Types of the National Building Stock

	estimated number of buildings (thousands)**	number of dwellings (thousands)	living space in 1000 m²
SFH pre 1919	615	615	117,528
SFH 1919-44	567	567	81,900
SFH 1945-64	746	746	95,836
SFH 1965-80	1,206	1,206	142,846
SFH 1981-90	767	767	91,836
SFH 1991- 2003	785	785	103,807
SFH post 2004	214	214	30,281
Terraced house pre 1919	3,259	3,259	318,723
Terraced house 1919-44	2,811	2,811	246,106
Terraced house 1945-64	3,026	3,026	248,479
Terraced house 1965-80	2,291	2,291	184,076
Terraced house 1981-90	695	695	47,710
Terraced house 1991- 2003	716	716	53,674
Terraced house post 2004	293	293	26,630
MFH pre 1919	373	982	66,539
MFH 1919-44	108	314	18,963
MFH 1945-64	168	595	33,802
MFH 1965-80	222	952	53,172
MFH 1981-90	106	459	22,455
MFH 1991-2003	73	391	20,698
MFH post 2004	48	296	16,835
Apartment pre 1919	*	*	701
Apartment 1919-44	*	*	1,131
Apartment 1945-64	2	82	4,556
Apartment 1965-80	4	188	10,789
Apartment 1981-90	*	*	723
Apartment 1991- 2003	*	*	1,252
Apartment post 2004	1	49	2,981
Total		22,359	2,044,031

(1) * indicates that sample size for this group of dwellings from the raw survey data is too small for reliable estimate
(2) ** the assumption is that 1 house or bungalow= 1 building (rather than e.g. each terrace block equal 1 building). For flats - this will be 1/number of flats in the survey module (building associated with the address)
(3) Base: Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 18.11.2013

Statistic S-1.2.2: Information on Insulation Level and Window Types

Percentage of dwellings within each housing type

	walls			roof/upper floor ceilings				windows
	cavity walls with insulation	uninsulated cavity walls	non cavity wall	no loft at dwelling	non- insulated	under 150 mm	150 mm or more	none or partial double glazing	100% double glazing
SFH pre 1919	7.4	13.7	78.8		11.7	52.3	36.1	61.1	38.9
SFH 1919-44	31.2	34.6	34.2		*	60.6	34.2	50.8	49.2
SFH 1945-64	56.6	36.2	7.1		*	60.0	36.6	29.4	70.6
SFH 1965-80	60.0	37.0	3.0		*	55.4	43.6	18.3	81.7
SFH 1981-90	44.4	50.5	*		*	61.0	38.7	13.7	86.3
SFH 1991- 2003	44.7	51.3	4.0		*	37.0	62.9	*	96.2
SFH post 2004	81.2	*	*		*	*	85.5	*	97.7
Terraced house pre 1919	3.7	11.5	84.8		11.2	57.7	31.2	46.3	53.7
Terraced house 1919-44	28.3	28.2	43.5		4.7	54.4	41.0	33.1	66.9
Terraced house 1945-64	56.2	32.7	11.1		2.7	50.6	46.7	20.4	79.6
Terraced house 1965-80	49.5	44.8	5.8		1.7	56.9	41.4	13.9	86.1
Terraced house 1981-90	37.2	60.9	*		*	63.6	35.7	16.3	83.7
Terraced house 1991- 2003	41.5	57.3	*		*	38.4	61.4	4.2	95.8
Terraced house post 2004	82.8	14.6	*		*	12.0	88.0	*	99.0
MFH pre 1919	*	8.6	89.5	57.8	8.8	25.3	8.1	58.6	41.4
MFH 1919-44	9.4	22.3	68.2	54.0	*	26.9	11.3	38.4	61.6
MFH 1945-64	36.9	38.1	25.0	57.2	6.6	23.1	13.1	19.1	80.9
MFH 1965-80	35.1	56.3	8.7	59.6	*	26.0	12.3	16.0	84.0
MFH 1981-90	33.3	63.3	*	59.2	*	24.7	16.0	17.4	82.6
MFH 1991-2003	35.4	61.3	*	64.5	*	15.8	19.7	8.8	91.2
MFH post 2004	84.2	12.9	*	69.8	*	*	24.6	*	96.8
Apartment pre 1919	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Apartment 1919-44	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Apartment 1945-64	*	33.5	53.1	86.0	*	*	*	*	78.1
Apartment 1965-80	*	34.3	55.9	88.0	*	*	*	20.8	79.2
Apartment 1981-90	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Apartment 1991- 2003	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Apartment post 2004	64.6	*	*	84.5	*	*	*	*	97.9
All dwellings	35.7	33.3	31.0	12.1	4.2	47.0	36.7	26.5	73.5

(1) * indicates that sample size for this group of dwellings from the raw survey data is too small for reliable estimate
(2) Figures in italics are based on a small sample size from the raw survey data and should be treated with caution
(3) Total number of dwellings for each housing type provided in Table S-1.1
(4) Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Supportive information for Statistic S-1.2.2: Information on insulation level and window types

1. Wall insulation:
Cavity walls: where a dwelling has external walls of predominantly cavity construction, it is defined as having cavity wall insulation if at least 50% of the cavity walls are filled with insulation. This could have been fitted during construction or retrospectively injected between the masonry leaves of the cavity wall.
Non-cavity walls: dwellings of timber, metal or concrete frame construction. These may have additional insulation applied either externally (e.g. insulated board attached to the external face with a render finish) or internally (e.g. insulated plasterboard fitted to the external walls inside each room, with a plaster finish). This is often referred to as solid wall insulation: the percentage of dwellings with this type of insulation is very small (under 2%).

2. Loft insulation
Insulation could be found between joists above the ceiling of the top floor of the dwelling or between the roof timbers where the loft has been converted to a habitable space. Where insulation could not be observed, information is taken from the householder or from imputed estimates based on the age and type of the dwelling.

3. Double glazing
This covers factory made sealed window units only. It does not include windows with secondary glazing or external doors with double or secondary glazing (other than double glazed patio doors, which are surveyed as representing two windows).

Last updated: 18.11.2013

Statistic S-2.1: Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)

Percentage of dwellings within each housing type

	SFH pre 1919	SFH 1919-44	SFH 1945-64	SFH 1965-80	SFH 1981-90	SFH 1991- 2003	SFH post 2004
communal heating system	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
room - central heating	93.1	96.3	96.7	96.8	97.7	99.9	97.1
room - other heating	6.6	*	*	3.2	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Terraced house pre 1919	Terraced house 1919-44	Terraced house 1945-64	Terraced house 1965-80	Terraced house 1981-90	Terraced 1991- 2003	Terraced house post 2004
communal heating system	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
room - central heating	90.0	95.4	93.9	92.4	83.9	91.7	97.9
room - other heating	9.9	4.6	5.9	7.0	15.3	8.3	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	MFH pre 1919	MFH 1919-44	MFH 1945-64	MFH 1965-80	MFH 1981-90	MFH 1991- 2003	MFH post 2004
communal heating system	3.6	*	*	10.3	11.6	*	*
room - central heating	74.8	79.6	81.7	68.3	46.4	46.7	61.6
room - other heating	21.6	17.9	15.8	21.4	42.0	49.2	35.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Apartment pre 1919	Apartment 1919-44	Apartment 1945-64	Apartment 1965-80	Apartment 1981-90	Apartment 1991- 2003	Apartment post 2004
communal heating system	*	*	*	22.0	*	*	*
room - central heating	*	*	58.9	37.4	*	*	*
room - other heating	*	*	23.5	40.6	*	*	67.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

(1)* indicates that sample size for this group of dwellings from the raw survey data is too small for reliable estimate
(2) Figures in italics are based on a small sample size from the raw survey data and should be treated with caution
(3) Total number of dwellings for each housing type provided in Table S-1.1
(4) Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 30.10.2013

Statistic S-2.3: Heat generation of space heating systems

Percentage of dwellings within each housing type

	SFH pre 1919	SFH 1919-44	SFH 1945-64	SFH 1965-80	SFH 1981-90	SFH 1991- 2003	SFH post 2004
no boiler	7.1	*	*	3.2	*	*	*
standard boiler (floor or wall)	53.0	44.6	49.9	47.3	59.2	65.1	21.6
back boiler (to fire or stove)	*	*	5.2	5.2	*	*	*
combination boiler	17.4	17.1	14.3	17.0	9.9	13.9	*
condensing boiler	10.2	12.2	12.5	11.5	14.5	9.7	34.1
condensing-combination boiler	9.0	18.2	14.7	15.8	11.2	9.7	34.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Terraced house pre 1919	Terraced house 1919-44	Terraced house 1945-64	Terraced house 1965-80	Terraced house 1981-90	Terraced 1991- 2003	Terraced house post 2004
no boiler	10.0	4.6	6.1	7.6	16.1	8.4	*
standard boiler (floor or wall)	23.4	24.4	25.9	34.6	41.0	56.2	22.1
back boiler (to fire or stove)	5.4	9.9	15.2	7.2	3.4	*	*
combination boiler	31.7	29.6	24.1	22.3	15.5	17.8	8.8
condensing boiler	3.9	5.1	6.1	6.6	7.0	5.5	31.4
condensing-combination boiler	25.6	26.3	22.7	21.5	17.0	5.5	31.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	MFH pre 1919	MFH 1919-44	MFH 1945-64	MFH 1965-80	MFH 1981-90	MFH 1991- 2003	MFH post 2004
no boiler	24.5	20.4	18.1	31.3	54.0	52.9	37.8
standard boiler (floor or wall)	11.4	14.5	15.2	18.4	14.4	12.0	*
back boiler (to fire or stove)	*	*	8.8	2.8	*	*	*
combination boiler	34.5	34.7	26.7	25.1	15.3	20.0	10.7
condensing boiler	*	*	4.9	3.2	*	*	*
condensing-combination boiler	26.0	27.1	26.2	19.2	12.5	2.4	4.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Apartment pre 1919	Apartment 1919-44	Apartment 1945-64	Apartment 1965-80	Apartment 1981-90	Apartment 1991- 2003	Apartment 2004+
no boiler	*	*	38.3	62.3	*	*	73.9
standard boiler (floor or wall)	*	*	*	13.1	*	*	*
back boiler (to fire or stove)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
combination boiler	*	*	*	13.9	*	*	*
condensing boiler	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
condensing-combination boiler	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

(1)* indicates that sample size for this group of dwellings from the raw survey data is too small for reliable estimate (2) Figures in italics are based on a small sample size from the raw survey data and should be treated with caution (3) Total number of dwellings for each housing type provided in Table S-1.1 (4) Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 31.10.2013

Statistic S-2.5: Heat generation of domestic hot water systems

Percentage of dwellings within each housing type

	SFH pre 1919	SFH 1919-44	SFH 1945-64	SFH 1965-80	SFH 1981-90	SFH 1991- 2003	SFH post 2004
With central heating	89.7	93.8	94.5	94.6	96.2	98.6	95.7
Dedicated boiler	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Electric immersion heater	6.6	*	*	4.2	*	*	*
Instantaneous	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Terraced house pre 1919	Terraced house 1919-44	Terraced house 1945-64	Terraced house 1965-80	Terraced house 1981-90	Terraced 1991- 2003	Terraced house post 2004
With central heating	87.9	93.9	92.3	90.1	82.7	90.8	96.9
Dedicated boiler	1.7	*	1.0	*	*	*	*
Electric immersion heater	6.9	3.9	5.8	8.2	15.8	9.1	*
Instantaneous	3.5	1.6	0.9	1.2	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	MFH pre 1919	MFH 1919-44	MFH 1945-64	MFH 1965-80	MFH 1981-90	MFH 1991- 2003	MFH post 2004
With central heating	77.0	79.7	82.1	72.6	53.6	48.9	63.4
Dedicated boiler	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Electric immersion heater	18.0	15.1	14.8	24.8	43.0	49.7	35.6
Instantaneous	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

	Apartment pre 1919	Apartment 1919-44	Apartment 1945-64	Apartment 1965-80	Apartment 1981-90	Apartment 1991- 2003	Apartment post 2004
With central heating	*	*	70.4	47.5	*	*	*
Dedicated boiler	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Electric immersion heater	*	*	26.5	49.5	64.2	*	62.3
Instantaneous	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

(1)* indicates that sample size for this group of dwellings from the raw survey data is too small for reliable estimate
(2) Figures in italics are based on a small sample size from the raw survey data and should be treated with caution
(3) Total number of dwellings for each housing type provided in Table S-1.1
(4) Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 31.10.2013

Statistic S-2.6: Solar thermal systems

	all dwellings (1000s)	% of dwellings
no solar water heating panels	22,262	99.6
solar water heating panels	97	0.4
Total	22,359	100.0

Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 31.10.2013

Statistic S-2.9: Control of central heating systems

Total number (000s) of dwellings within each housing type

	SFH pre 1919	SFH 1919-44	SFH 1945-64	SFH 1965-80	SFH 1981-90	SFH 1991- 2003	SFH post 2004
overall on/off switch	558	543	709	1,129	735	783	207
boiler thermostat	540	538	699	1,106	729	778	207
has central timer and/or time and temperature zone control	543	537	701	1,116	732	777	206
manual override on timer	544	533	698	1,101	734	775	205
has room thermostat and/ or delayed start thermostat	399	445	577	953	658	711	200
manual radiator controls	364	375	466	771	560	498	98
thermostatic radiator valves	383	365	464	714	390	546	184

	Terraced house pre 1919	Terraced house 1919-44	Terraced house 1945-64	Terraced house 1965-80	Terraced house 1981-90	Terraced 1991- 2003	Terraced house post 2004
overall on/off switch	2,911	2,660	2,797	2,011	571	656	286
boiler thermostat	2,858	2,614	2,745	1,983	566	643	283
has central timer and/or time and temperature zone control	2,873	2,631	2,769	1,996	568	654	285
manual override on timer	2,860	2,618	2,763	1,985	568	652	283
has room thermostat and/ or delayed start thermostat	1,903	1,946	2,134	1,589	474	596	266
manual radiator controls	1,973	1,851	1,929	1,372	402	440	129
thermostatic radiator valves	1,840	1,656	1,805	1,248	326	426	266

	MFH and apartments pre 1919	MFH and apartments 1919-44	MFH and apartments 1945-64	MFH and apartments 1965-80	MFH and apartments1981-90	MFH and apartments 1991- 2003	MFH and apartments post 2004
overall on/off switch	738	252	527	687	207	185	195
boiler thermostat	733	251	515	675	204	185	192
has central timer and/or time and temperature zone control	734	246	523	683	201	185	194
manual override on timer	728	245	521	681	203	183	195
has room thermostat and/ or delayed start thermostat	524	198	419	566	168	151	171
manual radiator controls	554	200	407	491	153	118	110
thermostatic radiator valves	410	143	306	420	126	135	180

Total dwelling stock - sample size of 24,642 dwellings

Last updated: 31.10.2013

Statistic S-3.1: Domestic Energy Consumption

UK Domestic energy consumption by end use⁴ and fuel 1990 to 2012 (provisional)

in Thousand tonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe)

		Space heating	Water	Cooking²	Lighting and Appliances³	Total
1990	Solid fuel	2.764	1.390	14	-	4.169
	Gas	18.484	6.549	801	1	25.835
	Electricity	1.101	819	683	5.463	8.066
	Oil	2.063	406	11	-	2.480
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	206	-	-	-	206
	Total	24.618	9.164	1.509	5.465	40.756
1991	Solid fuel	3.439	1.125	13	-	4.577
	Gas	21.239	6.703	777	2	28.721
	Electricity	1.430	795	671	5.540	8.436
	Oil	2.374	441	10	-	2.825
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	209	-	-	-	209
	Total	28.690	9.064	1.471	5.542	44.768
1992	Solid fuel	2.991	987	12	-	3.990
	Gas	20.956	6.673	758	2	28.389
	Electricity	1.458	818	659	5.620	8.555
	Oil	2.426	454	9	-	2.889
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	243	-	-	-	243
	Total	28.074	8.932	1.438	5.621	44.066
1993	Solid fuel	3.650	736	11	-	4.396
	Gas	21.989	6.520	743	2	29.254
	Electricity	1.256	1.006	652	5.725	8.639
	Oil	2.420	591	8	-	3.019
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	241	-	-	-	241
	Total	29.556	8.852	1.414	5.727	45.549
1994	Solid fuel	2.993	622	10	-	3.625
	Gas	21.156	6.467	731	2	28.355
	Electricity	1.250	1.032	643	5.796	8.721
	Oil	2.394	603	8	-	3.004
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	242	-	-	-	242
	Total	28.035	8.723	1.391	5.798	43.947
1995	Solid fuel	2.158	458	9	-	2.625
	Gas	20.814	6.500	720	2	28.037
	Electricity	1.244	1.050	636	5.860	8.790
	Oil	2.378	612	7	-	2.997
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	242	-	-	-	242
	Total	26.837	8.620	1.372	5.862	42.691
1996	Solid fuel	2.381	413	8	-	2.801
	Gas	25.180	6.421	713	2	32.317
	Electricity	1.593	1.097	631	5.923	9.244
	Oil	2.902	609	6	-	3.518
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	241	-	-	-	241
	Total	32.296	8.541	1.358	5.925	48.120
1997	Solid fuel	2.065	397	7	-	2.470
	Gas	22.602	6.398	708	2	29.710
	Electricity	1.341	1.025	626	5.989	8.982
	Oil	2.743	640	6	-	3.389
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	225	-	-	-	225
	Total	28.977	8.460	1.347	5.991	44.775
1998	Solid fuel	1.979	358	7	-	2.344
	Gas	23.605	6.291	703	2	30.601
	Electricity	1.584	1.140	622	6.062	9.408
	Oil	2.901	637	5	-	3.543
	Heat sold	-	-	-	-	-
	Bioenergy and Waste	230	-	-	-	230
	Total	30.298	8.426	1.337	6.064	46.126
1999	Solid fuel	2.044	362	6	-	2.412
	Gas	23.871	6.215	699	2	30.788
	Electricity	1.605	1.129	619	6.131	9.485
	Oil	2.600	558	5	-	3.162
	Heat sold	44	-	-	-	44
	Bioenergy and Waste	230	-	-	-	230
	Total	30.395	8.264	1.329	6.134	46.121
2000	Solid fuel	1.624	278	6	-	1.908
	Gas	24.847	6.263	694	3	31.806
	Electricity	1.664	1.133	616	6.204	9.617
	Oil	2.679	556	5	-	3.239
	Heat sold	44	-	-	-	44
	Bioenergy and Waste	236	-	-	-	236
	Total	31.094	8.230	1.320	6.206	46.851
2001	Solid fuel	1.580	252	5	-	1.837
	Gas	25.856	6.077	690	3	32.625
	Electricity	1.848	1.173	614	6.281	9.917
	Oil	2.951	571	4	-	3.527
	Heat sold	32	-	-	-	32
	Bioenergy and Waste	240	-	-	-	240
	Total	32.507	8.073	1.314	6.284	48.178
2002	Solid fuel	1.220	200	5	-	1.425
	Gas	25.519	6.154	686	3	32.362
	Electricity	1.826	1.189	641	6.663	10.319
	Oil	2.572	511	4	-	3.087
	Heat sold	33	-	-	-	33
	Bioenergy and Waste	243	-	-	-	243
	Total	31.415	8.054	1.336	6.666	47.471
2003	Solid fuel	995	159	5	-	1.159
	Gas	26.340	6.207	683	3	33.232
	Electricity	1.876	1.194	647	6.859	10.576
	Oil	2.566	498	4	-	3.068
	Heat sold	11	-	-	-	11
	Bioenergy and Waste	247	-	-	-	247
	Total	32.035	8.058	1.338	6.862	48.293
2004	Solid fuel	861	135	4	-	999
	Gas	27.155	6.247	680	3	34.085
	Electricity	1.831	1.138	652	7.058	10.679
	Oil	2.742	520	4	-	3.265
	Heat sold	51	-	-	-	51
	Bioenergy and Waste	252	-	-	-	252
	Total	32.891	8.039	1.340	7.061	49.332
2005	Solid fuel	598	96	4	-	697
	Gas	26.017	6.142	673	3	32.836
	Electricity	1.804	1.150	652	7.203	10.809
	Oil	2.586	503	4	-	3.092
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	318	-	-	-	318
	Total	31.375	7.892	1.332	7.206	47.804
2006	Solid fuel	547	91	3	-	642
	Gas	24.812	6.056	679	3	31.550
	Electricity	1.673	1.103	647	7.299	10.723
	Oil	2.703	543	4	-	3.249
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	358	-	-	-	358
	Total	30.145	7.793	1.333	7.302	46.574
2007	Solid fuel	578	100	3	-	680
	Gas	23.657	6.007	674	3	30.341
	Electricity	1.523	1.044	644	7.371	10.583
	Oil	2.375	497	3	-	2.875
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	400	-	-	-	400
	Total	28.584	7.648	1.324	7.375	44.931
2008	Solid fuel	646	104	3	-	753
	Gas	24.450	5.798	665	3	30.916
	Electricity	743	1.762	529	7.267	10.301
	Oil	2.534	495	3	-	3.032
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	431	-	-	-	431
	Total	28.856	8.159	1.200	7.270	45.485
2009³	Solid fuel	680	52	-	-	732
	Gas	22.000	5.995	595	-	28.590
	Electricity	2.326	703	503	6.661	10.193
	Oil	2.492	520	-	-	3.012
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	466	-	-	-	466
	Total	28.017	7.269	1.097	6.661	43.044
2010	Solid fuel	745	40	-	-	786
	Gas	26.924	5.972	603	-	33.499
	Electricity	2.526	596	488	6.608	10.218
	Oil	2.951	476	-	-	3.428
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	510	-	-	-	510
	Total	33.709	7.085	1.092	6.608	48.493
2011	Solid fuel	704	52	-	-	756
	Gas	18.731	5.898	599	-	25.228
	Electricity	1.778	706	515	6.598	9.596
	Oil	2.187	482	-	-	2.669
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	592	-	-	-	592
	Total	24.043	7.138	1.113	6.598	38.893
2012 (P)	Solid fuel	666	42	-	-	709
	Gas	22.540	6.004	612	-	29.156
	Electricity	2.098	650	503	6.611	9.862
	Oil	2.281	425	-	-	2.705
	Heat sold	52	-	-	-	52
	Bioenergy and Waste	669	-	-	-	669
	Total	28.306	7.120	1.116	6.611	43.153

1. This table includes "Heat sold" and "Bioenergy and Waste" as fuel sources to improve transparency between this table and others within the publication.

2. Includes oven and hob energy use only. This is modelled energy use from the Cambridge Housing Model, which models cooking energy simply, using different input data from the modelling behind Table 3.10.

3. There is a discontinuity in energy use for lighting and appliances in 2009, due to new modelling, based on SAP 2009, which has more sophisticated algorithms for lighting and appliances. The new algorithms are based on floor area and occupants, and current estimates of average dwelling floor area are around 10% higher than they were in the past.

4. The breakdown of energy by final use is based on modelling, and this is subject to uncertainty from housing data, behavioural data, climate data and building physics assumptions. The proportions used in the breakdown could vary by as much as 18%.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-consumption-in-the-uk

Sources: Department of Energy and Climate Change - secondary analysis of data from the Building Research Establishment and modelling by Cambridge Architectural Research using the Cambridge Housing Model v2.9. BRE (2011) The Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings: 2009 edition, Version 9.90, Watford/London: BRE/DECC.

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