Detached homes built 1981–1990
44,622 of these have an energy rating on file. Most are rated C, and 20% of them already hold heat well enough for a heat pump before any work is done.
What would it cost on your home?
Your cert may say B2 — that's a B on the new scale.
A heat pump runs on electricity. Pick "Heat pump" if you have one.
A 1970s–80s detached house on oil, rated CEnergy rating C
- Grants you’d get
- €10,300
- It costs about
- €19,000
- You pay
- €5,000 – €8,900
- Saves you each year
- about €760
- Pays for itself in
- about 15 years
The commonest home on file — 24,045 like it. Change an answer above for yours.
Modelled, not observed payments. Middle case €8,930; a quarter of these homes are over €13,884. Repaid in 15.1–16.7 years. Confidence 0.9.
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This is the job list that suits most homes like yours (2 in 10). The money above is the middle of every route we priced, so it will not add up to this list exactly.
Solar panels — on the roof, one day, no disruption. Cuts the electricity bill, and pairs well with a heat pump.
2.4 kWp ≈ 2,040 kWh/yr. Cost €9,400 · grant up to €1,800 · you pay €7,600.
Costs about €10,700 · grant €1,800 · you pay €8,900
The paperwork — assessment first, grant approval, then the work, then a new energy cert, then the grant is paid. A One-Stop-Shop does all of it and takes the grant off the bill.
Order is mandatory — work started before approval is not eligible. Energy cert €276, assessment grant €350 through a One-Stop-Shop. Typically 3–6 months end to end (estimate).
Costs about €280 · grant €350 · the grant covers it
How these homes are rated
Ratings on the 8-grade scale in force since 24 May 2026 (A0, A, B, C, D, E, F, G). Certificates issued before that date show a sub-grade — a B2 cert is a B here.
- Energy rating C15,955 homes
- Energy rating D12,773 homes
- Energy rating B8,096 homes
- Energy rating E4,149 homes
- Energy rating A1,649 homes
- Energy rating F1,208 homes
- Energy rating G792 homes
How they are heated
- Oil — 75%
- Gas — 11%
- Solid fuel / LPG — 9%
- Heat pump — 3%
- Electric — 2%
- unknown — 0%
Median floor area 141 m². Heat-loss ready: 20%.