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The Electrification of Heat (EoH) demonstration project is funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and seeks to better understand the feasibility of a large-scale roll-out of heat pumps in homes across the UK. It aims to demonstrate that heat pumps can be installed in a wide variety of homes and deliver high customer satisfaction across a range of customer groups.This dataset provides data collected by the Delivery Contractors during the participant recruitment, home survey, system design and installation phase of the project. It also contains a unique property ID number which can be used to link this data to future published project datasets. All users are directed to the "Heat Pump Installation Statistics", "Participant Recruitment Report", and "Home Surveys and Install Report" for more information and analysis relating to this data. Additional documentation is also provided as outlined below which indicates what the data is, how the data was collected, and how it may be used.
https://es.catapult.org.uk/project/electrification-of-heat-demonstration/

UK household energy consumption (quantiles) aggregated by household income (quantiles) developed by Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) for the Distributional Impacts Model for Policy Scenario Analysis (DIMPSA), also used under license by the UK Government for assessment of the distributional impacts of Government policy. Underlying Dimpsa is a comprehensive dataset developed of UK household energy consumption. This dataset is derived from the socio-demographically representative sample of UK households surveyed in the Office of National Statistics Living Costs and Food Survey. Data from six of these surveys (2004/5 to 2009) has been combined, generating a sample size of over 36,000 cases.

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Fuel Poverty Calculator has been updated to account for the new definition of fuel poverty: Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE).

Fuel poverty is when people have to spend a high proportion of their income to keep their home warm due to a combination of poor housing with inadequate insulation and heating, expensive energy tariffs, and low incomes. One outcome for those in fuel poverty is poor physical and mental health. NICE, which provides evidence-based guidance for NHS and social care professionals, recognises that living in a cold home will make most health conditions worse from childhood asthma to heart disease.

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has downloaded and compiled selected data relevant to housing and energy use at the lowest available geographical area level from the UK Office for National Statistics 2011 census summary data. Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) typically contain 70 to 150 households and so cover a relatively small geographical area. The Office for National Statistics publishes summary census data over a range of geographical levels after a national census has been performed. As the 2011 census data has become available, CSE has downloaded and compiled selected datasets at the lowest available geographical area. Output levels typically contain 70 to 150 households and so cover a relatively small geographical area, dependent upon rurality.
CSE has downloaded and joined key data sets from the Office for National Statistics census 2011 website. There are many potentially interesting topics that could be investigated from the data available, and CSE has chosen data that could be relevant to characterising housing and their energy usage.
No processing has been performed on this data, and so for any questions and information about the data users should refer to the Office for National Statistics website. Users should be particularly aware of the statistical disclosure control for 2011 census information.

The Customer-Led Network Revolution project assessed the potential of novel smart grid network technologies, new commercial arrangements and customer flexibility solutions to find cost-effective ways to prepare UK electricity networks for the future. Datasets include Enhanced profiling of domestic customers electric hot water immersion heating & storage heating; Real-Time Thermal Rating for Extra High Voltage Underground Cables; Enhanced Automatic Voltage Control for Low Voltage Network Regulator; and many more Many resources available including datasets, analysis, reports and videos. The datasets are in the Project Library: search for Dataset to find them, including an overview guide to the datasets.

Estimated unit energy consumption per annum (kWh/annum) (2006/2007) for various UK domestic cold appliances (chest freezer, fridge-freezer, refrigerator, upright freezer) by appliance energy class NC08 Assumptions underlying the energy projections for domestic cold appliances, Version 2.1 (2006) and Version 3.0 (2007) from DEFRA MTP. See also DEFRA Market Transformation Programme - efficient-products.ghkint.eu/

The Domestic Heating Data from the Energy Systems Catapult Living Lab covers approximately 100 domestic properties and includes data collected directly from sensors in each room: room temperature, room humidity, gas usage, electricity usage, radiator temperatures, boiler temperatures and water temperatures (hot and cold). Also data on how participants use their heating system: the times they request heating, the target temperatures requests and the type of schedule changes made. Also included are local weather data, including forecasts and local observations. The participants were approximately 100 owner occupied homes with gas boilers from across the United Kingdom.

Estimated ownership of UK domestic washing machines and washer dryers (percentage of households) Historic data suggests that the average annual unit energy consumption for a domestic washing machine in the UK is 268 kWh (1999). It is assumed that a 60C wash uses 40% less energy than a 90C wash; and a 40C wash uses 40% less energy than a 60C wash for estimated number of uses of each cycle). An average load capacity of 5.58 kg in 2006 was assumed, rising by 0.025 kg/year to allow for the future availability of larger capacity machines. Washing machines typically do not adjust water and energy consumption if a smaller load is washed. Average water consumption per wash was estimated to be 50 litres (2006); 80% of energy consumption is for heating water in the wash phase.
It is assumed that the best available appliances will be A (2006-2009) and A+ (2010-2020).
BNW05 Assumptions underlying the energy and water projections for washing machines, Version 2.0 from Defra MTP; data based on Gfk and historical modelling by DECADE and Fawcett, T., Lane K., Boardman, B., et al, 2000, Lower Carbon Futures for European Households, Environmental Change Institute Oxford Appendix F, UK 1 Table 1 (using data from the English Housing Condition Survey)

Estimated unit energy consumption per cycle (2006) for UK domestic washing machines by appliance energy class Historic data suggests that the average annual unit energy consumption for a domestic washing machine in the UK is 268 kWh (1999). It is assumed that a 60C wash uses 40% less energy than a 90C wash; and a 40C wash uses 40% less energy than a 60C wash. An average load capacity of 5.58 kg in 2006 was assumed, rising by 0.025 kg/year to allow for the future availability of larger capacity machines. Washing machines typically do not adjust water and energy consumption if a smaller load is washed. Average water consumption per wash was estimated to be 50 litres (2006); 80% of energy consumption is for heating water in the wash phase.
It is assumed that the best available appliances will be A (2006-2009) and A+ (2010-2020).

Half-hourly electricity daily load profiles for standard UK profile class definitions (01 Domestic Unrestricted; 02 Domestic Economy 7; 03 Non-domestic Unrestricted; 04 Non-domestic Economy 7; 05 Non-domestic Maximum Demand 0-20% Load Factor; 06 Non-domestic Maximum Demand 20-30% Load Factor; 07 Non-domestic Maximum Demand 30-40% Load Factor; 08 Non-domestic Maximum Demand >40% Load Factor) for weekday (Wd), Saturday (Sat), and Sunday (Sun) at five different times of year (Autumn Aut, Winter Wtr, Spring Spr, High Summer HSr, Summer Smr) The year is broken down into the following seasons: (a) Spring: defined as the period from the day of clock change from GMT to BST in March, up to and including the Friday preceding the start of the summer period; (b) Summer: defined as the ten-week period, preceding High Summer, starting on the sixteenth Saturday before the August Bank Holiday; (c) High Summer: defined as the period of six weeks and two days from the sixth Saturday before August Bank Holiday up to and including the Sunday following August Bank Holiday; (d) Autumn: defined as the period from the Monday following the August Bank Holiday, up to and including the day preceding the clock change from BST to GMT in October; (e) Winter: defined as the period from the day of clock change from British Summer Time (BST) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in October, up to and including the day preceding the clock change from GMT to BST in March.
For creation and first use of the data see: Load Profiles and their use in Electricity Settlement (Load_Profiles.pdf)

The Energy Performance of Buildings provides access to Energy Performance Certificates and Display Energy Certificates data for buildings in England and Wales by search and browsing, or via and API, and for individual or bulk download. Access rights are mixed. Some parameters are Royal Mail Copyright and other data fall under the Open Government Licence. For more information see https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/docs/copyright
The Energy Performance of Buildings Register is the official place for all Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs) and Air Conditioning Inspection Reports (ACIRs).
This site is has been made available for data analysis. To check for compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements the definitive source of EPCs, DECs and ACIRs is the registers and not the data published on this website.

The English House Condition Survey (EHCS) was a national survey of housing in England. It was originally called the National House Condition Survey and covered England and Wales. From April 2008, the EHCS merged with the Survey of English Housing (SEH) to form the English Housing Survey (EHS). The English House Condition Survey (EHCS) was a national survey of housing in England, commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The survey was originally called the National House Condition Survey and covered England and Wales. The EHCS ran quinquennially from 1967-2001. From 2002, the survey moved to a continuous basis and the data were provided as a two-year rolling sample of approximately 16,000 cases. From April 2008, the EHCS merged with the Survey of English Housing (SEH) to form the English Housing Survey (EHS).

The English Housing Survey (EHS), 2012: Fuel Poverty Dataset is derived from the 2012 EHS database. The dataset is the outcome of analysis conducted to produce estimates of the number of households living in fuel poverty in England in 2012. Previously, a household was defined as being fuel poor if they spent more than 10% of their income on fuel. The English Housing Survey, 2012: Fuel Poverty Dataset is derived from the 2012 EHS database created by the DCLG. This database is constructed from fieldwork carried out between April 2011 and March 2013. The midpoint of this period is April 2012, which can be considered as the reference date for the fuel poverty dataset.

Fuel poverty statistics on households in fuel poverty in rural and urban areas (fuel poverty by rurality). Statistics on the proportion of households that are fuel poor in rural and urban areas, and the average fuel poverty gap (the additional income which would be needed to bring a household to the point of not being fuel poor.)

Statistics relating to the demographics of fuel poverty in England, where fuel poverty is defined by the Low Income / High Costs balance, which considers a household to be in fuel poverty if: (i) the household has required fuel costs above average (national median level) and (ii) was the household to spend that amount it would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line. The key drivers behind fuel poverty are:
The energy efficiency of the property (and therefore, the energy required to heat and power the home);
The cost of energy;
Household income.
Registration with the UK Data Archive is required before data can be accessed

Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has published a complete list of Great Britain postcodes that are not connected to the mains gas grid, up-to-date for 2017. Also included are the census area and the co-ordinates of the centre of each postcode on the list. NB There are over 381,385 postcodes in this dataset. Please be aware that conversion to other file formats such as .xls may result in loss of data, because not all spreadsheets support a sufficient number of rows. After conversion, please check the number of records before you use the data (the final postcode - ZE3 9JZ - should be in row number 381,386).

DS4DS: Heat, non-heating electricity and home-based transport energy demand for Great Britain in 2009 at 1 km square resolution in units of kWh/km² from UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) sub-national energy consumption statistics.
Please acknowledge the School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University when making any use of this data. Data is available as a txt file (which is really a csv file) and ESRI Shapefiles.
Methods and results were reported in Taylor S, Firth S, Wang C, Allinson D, Quddus M, Smith P (2014) Spatial mapping of building energy demand in Great Britain. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12165.
The coordinate system is British National Grid.

DS4DS Great Britain energy demand (2009) - Proportions of energy demand projected for future years (for application to table of energy demand data for GB in 2009).
Tables of dimensionless scenario factors for 2000 to 2050 in 5-year steps for domestic and non-domestic heat and non-heating electricity demand for two scenarios: UKERC scenarios ADD and LC
Please acknowledge the School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University when making any use of this data. Two csv files, one for each scenario.
Methods and results were reported in Taylor S, Firth S, Wang C, Allinson D, Quddus M, Smith P (2014) Spatial mapping of building energy demand in Great Britain. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 123-135.

The HES measured electricity consumption at an appliance level in 250 owner-occupied households across England from 2010 to 2011, the most detailed monitoring of electricity use ever carried out in the UK. Extensive analysis has been undertaken on appliance ownership, labels, actual efficiencies and potential for savings in different social groups. The study has also examined the scope for reducing peak electricity demand. The full dataset is not available via the web. A sample, and numerous reports and analyses are freely available. There are also three spreadsheet tools provided.
The Household Electricity Survey (HES) was the most detailed monitoring of electricity use ever carried out in the UK. Electricity consumption was monitored at an appliance level in 250 owner-occupied households across England from 2010 to 2011. Extensive analysis has been undertaken on appliance ownership, labels, actual efficiencies, potential for savings in different social groups and the potential to reduce peak electricity demand.

The Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) was designed to target the lowest income households living in homes that need significant investment in energy saving measures and low carbon technologies. CSE mined the CESP data stores to develop and publish a database of useful information to assist with this targeting. Ofgem CESP programme page:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/energy-companies-obligation-eco/previous-energy-efficiency-schemes
CESP Report location:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/58763/cesp-final-report-2013final-300413.pdf
For super output area (SOA) definitions:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/census/super-output-areas--soas-/index.html

Measuring and Evaluating Time-use and Electricity-use Relationships (METER) data on UK household electricity use, activities and other contextual and demographic information. High-resolution household electricity readings with simultaneous activity records of household members. This study is subject to restrictive Secure Access conditions as it contains an additional detailed activities variable. The End User Licence (EUL) version which is the same, but excludes this detailed variable, is available from the UK Data Service under SN 8634. Users are advised to first obtain the standard EUL version of the data to see if they are sufficient for their research requirements.

A national dataset of energy use and energy efficiency in domestic and non-domestic buildings in Great Britain. The data framework matches gas and electricity consumption data collected for UK Government sub-national energy consumption statistics and records of energy efficiency measures from HEED. It also includes typographic data about dwellings and households obtained from a variety of sources. The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) was set up by UK Government to provide a better understanding of energy use and energy efficiency in domestic and non-domestic buildings in Great Britain. The data framework matches gas and electricity consumption data, collected for UK Government sub-national energy consumption statistics, with information on energy efficiency measures installed in homes, from the Homes Energy Efficiency Database (HEED). It also includes data about property attributes and household characteristics, obtained from a range of sources.

The data set records EMMA thermal storage devices trialed in the New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV) project and includes PV and grid data for 73 households. The EMMA unit is a device which is fitted in conjunction with Solar PV installs in properties that have an immersion heater. The device diverts any excess generation energy, into the immersion heater to heat water, rather than send the excess electricity back onto the grid. The data set records EMMA, PV and grid data for 73 households.
Background information on the NTVV project and the EMMA trial can be found in report SDRC_9.4b_Evidence_Report_1.0.pdf and at www.thamesvalleyvision.co.uk.
Data format information is in EMMA_readme.txt.
Use of these data is subject to terms and conditions.

End point monitoring of household electricity demand and generation carried out within the New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV) project. End Point Monitoring in domestic households was carried out with two types of devices with 30 minute granularity. The data are described in EPM_readme.txt.
Background information on the NTVV project and end point monitoring with the EDMI units can be found in SDRC_9.2a_Evidence_Report_Rev_1.0_Final.pdf and at www.thamesvalleyvision.co.uk.
Use of these data is subject to terms and conditions.

The non-gas map is a detailed map of Great Britain showing the distribution of properties without a gas grid connection across local authorities, LSOAs (lower-level super output areas) and, for registered users, postcodes. It also provides other information about properties and residents, from the type of house or flat to the type of heating and tenure. The data sources are as follows: Off-gas-grid properties, ECO and energy efficiency measures: BEIS. Tenure, central heating type, number of bedrooms (England/Wales) or rooms (Scotland): ONS (2011 census). Domestic Energy Performance Certificates: DCLG. Rural-urban designation: DEFRA, Scottish government. Indices of multiple deprivation: ONS, Welsh Government, Scottish Government. Claimant count: DWP, Scottish Government.

The Ofgem Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Eligibility System is a tool for confirming which postcodes are eligible for the Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO). See https://eco.locationcentre.co.uk/help.aspx for more details.

Electricity data measured at one-minute resolution in 22 dwellings over two complete years (2008 and 2009). Each dwelling was fitted with a single meter covering electricity use of the whole dwelling, however, the one-minute resolution allows the switching of individual domestic appliances to be observed. The meters conform to BS EN 62053-21:2003 and measure true active power (taking proper account of the voltage). The study also includes the results of a dwelling characteristics survey which was completed for each dwelling detailing its characteristics and the types of appliances and lighting installed. The data are separated by dwelling (22) and year (2) so there are 44 data files of one-minute resolution domestic electricity use. A short survey of dwelling characteristics is includes; the main topics covered are: general energy use; lighting; and available appliances.

The Place-based Carbon Calculator (PBCC) is a free tool which estimates the per-person carbon footprint for every Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in England. LSOAs are small statistical areas with a population of about 1,500 - 3,000. Includes data on housing, transport and other consumption emissions. Bulk download data and further information about the data sets are available at https://www.carbon.place/data/.

The datasets available for download include:1. The thermal characteristics for 16 dwelling categories for all the LSOAs in England and Wales before and after considering energy efficiency measures.2. The magnitude and duration of positive and negative flexibility services that can be provided by air source heat pumps in dwellings at local authority level. Dates refer to the input data to the model.

Annual residential heat demand data for Scotland at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level, before and after energy efficiency measures

The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is an annual, cross-sectional survey on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals as well as evidence on the physical condition of Scotlands homes. Data Explorer tool available. Earlier data are available from the archive (linked from this site).

The Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) combines both an interview with occupants and a physical inspection of dwellings to build up a picture of Scotlands occupied housing stock.

The SERL research portal will allow accredited UK academic researchers access to pseudo-anonymised gas and electricity smart meter data via a Secure Lab environment. Access is for accredited UK researchers only and must be applied for. Researchers must apply for accreditation to access the data.

Quarterly statistics on the roll-out of smart meters in Great Britain, covering meters operating and meters installed. These quarterly updates on the smart meter roll-out in Great Britain report on the numbers operated and installed for: smart meters in domestic properties; smart and advanced meters in smaller non-domestic sites.
Data on large suppliers is updated each quarter, with an end-year update which includes details on the whole energy market. Historic data available on request.

Interview transcripts from the Smarter Homes project which explored experiences of living in low carbon homes with a particular focus on the experience of living with micro-generation heating systems. The recruitment materials, information sheet, consent form and topic guide are included with the transcriptions.

Annual heat demand data for England and Wales at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level, before and after energy efficiency measures. Normalised half-hourly profiles for heat production and energy consumption of different heating technologies. Costs for energy efficiency measures by local authority. The three datasets available for download include:

1. Annual heat demand data before and after adopting energy efficiency measures for 16 dwelling categories for all the LSOAs in England and Wales.
2. Normalised half-hourly profiles for the heat production and energy consumption of air-source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, gas boilers and resistance heaters based on the UK average daily outside air temperature profile from 2013
3. The estimated costs to implement the energy efficiency measures to reach the annual heat demand displayed in the annual heat demand dataset, for each local authority in England and Wales.

This data set was updated on 14/10/2021. The top-level folder holds the latest version and a README file detailing the changes. The original version is retained in a sub-folder.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities publishes statistics relating to deprivation, housing and homelessness, local government finance, planning performance and land use.DLUHC was previously known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Statistical collections on deprivation, housing, local government finance, and planning and land use are available.

The Survey of English Housing (SEH) was a continuous annual survey series, which began in 1993 and covered a sample of 20,000 responding households each year. The survey provided key housing data on tenure, owner occupation and the social rented sector, and regular information about the private rented sector. It was a multi-purpose housing survey which provided a comprehensive range of basic information on households and their housing and full information on the private rented sector. The SEH was subsumed into the English Housing Survey (EHS) in 2008. Citation is
;National Centre for Social Research and Department for Communities and Local Government, Survey of English Housing, 1993/94-2007/08 (computer file). 2nd Edition. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive (distributor), June 2010. SN: 6376, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6376-1

High speed (16 kHz) whole-house voltage and current data for 1 house. Data is stored in individual directories for each week. This dataset continues UK-DALE-2015 : UK-DALE-16kHz

NOTE to UK-DALE data users: the UK-DALE data sets are large. It may not be possible to download all the data in one go.

This data set continues UK-DALE-2015 : UK-DALE-16kHz
There is further information on UK-DALE-2015, which is also relevant to this data set, in Kelly, J. and Knottenbelt, W. The UK-DALE dataset, domestic appliance-level electricity demand and whole-house demand from five UK homes. Sci. Data 2:150007 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.7 (2015). arXiv:1404.0284 (2015)
This data is made freely available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). See more at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
There is a README associated with these data at ReadMe_DALE-2017 (#HighSpeed section).

Appliance-by-appliance and whole-home power demand for 5 UK homes recorded approximately once every 6s. Each appliance has a separate time series file channel_nn.dat and most have a channel_nn_button_press.dat file indicating switching events. This data set includes and extends UK-DALE-2015 disaggregated.

NOTE to UK-DALE data users: the UK-DALE data sets are large. It may not be possible to download all the data in one go.

This data set includes and extends UK-DALE-2015 disaggregated. The disaggregated UK-DALE-2015 data are available as separate .dat files. This data set is available as a single zip file of the full set of plain text .dat files or as a single zip of the full set of HDF5 format data.
There is further information on UK-DALE-2015, which is also relevant to this data set, in Kelly, J. and Knottenbelt, W. The UK-DALE dataset, domestic appliance-level electricity demand and whole-house demand from five UK homes. Sci. Data 2:150007 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.7 (2015). arXiv:1404.0284 (2015).
This data is made freely available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). See more at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
There is a README associated with these data at ReadMe_DALE-2017 (#Disaggregated section) and further meta data on the houses and appliances at http://data.ukedc.rl.ac.uk/simplebrowse/edc/efficiency/residential/EnergyConsumption/Domestic/UK-DALE-2017/UK-DALE-FULL-disaggregated/metadata.

Data are available for each house as follows:
House 1: start 09/11/2012, end 26/04/2017
House 2: start 17/02/2013, end 10/10/2013
House 3: start 27/02/2013, end 08/04/2013
House 4: start 09/03/2013, end 01/10/2013
House 5: start 29/06/2014, end 13/11/2014

Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and Insulation statistics for UK housing. This series presents statistics on the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal (GD). It incorporates changes as set out in response to the user consultation of National Statistics on the Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and Insulation statistics. The headline releases present monthly updates of ECO measures and quarterly updates of in-depth ECO statistics, carbon savings and the Green Deal schemes. The detailed report presents annual updates on in-depth ECO statistics and insulation levels.
Historical releases are available on request from BEIS.

The Welsh Housing Conditions Survey, 2017-2018 (WHCS) provides an estimate of the condition and energy efficiency/performance of the housing stock in Wales. The survey covered all types of housing and all tenures but not vacant properties. As well as the usual topics the survey explored elements that may become an issue in the future, for example climate change (hotter summers, wetter winters etc.) and the housing stock's ability to cope.