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Semi-detached homes built 1981–1990

30,490 of these have an energy rating on file. Most are rated C, and 31% of them already hold heat well enough for a heat pump before any work is done.

A pair of pebble-dash semi-detached houses on a Louth street, low garden walls with railings, one car on the road, flat grey sky.
Houses in St Fursey's Terrace, Blackrock · Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo credits

What would it cost on your home?

What kind of home?
When was it built?
What's the energy rating?

Your cert may say B2 — that's a B on the new scale.

How is it heated?

A heat pump runs on electricity. Pick "Heat pump" if you have one.

A 1970s–80s semi-detached on gas, rated CEnergy rating C

Grants you’d get
€12,500
It costs about
€16,800
You pay
€4,300 – €6,900
Saves you each year
about €540
Pays for itself in
about 14 years

The commonest home on file — 14,454 like it. Change an answer above for yours.

Modelled, not observed payments. Middle case €6,920; a quarter of these homes are over €8,100. Repaid in 13.515 years. Confidence 0.9.

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This is the job list that suits most homes like yours (3 in 10). The money above is the middle of every route we priced, so it will not add up to this list exactly.

  • Is the house warm enough to hold the heat?SEAI's test before they'll fund a heat pump. The insulation steps are usually what gets you through.

    Heat Loss Indicator ≤ 2.3 W/K·m² after fabric works. 15% of homes like yours already pass. Assessment about €276, grant €350 through a One-Stop-Shop.

    Costs about €280 · grant €350 · the grant covers it

  • Heat pumpreplaces the boiler, runs on electricity, pulls heat from the outside air. An outdoor unit the size of a large suitcase, bigger radiators in some rooms, three to five days. Runs cooler for longer — the house feels even, not blasted.

    Air-to-water, SPF 3.5 heating / 2.5 hot water. Cost €16,832 · grant €6,500 + €4,000 (replacing oil/gas/coal) + €2,000 pipework + €700 controls = up to €13,200 · you pay from €3,632. 9.8c per kWh of heat vs gas 14.4c / oil 18.0c.

    Costs about €16,800 · grant €6,500 · you pay €10,300

  • The paperworkassessment 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 C12,077 homes
  • Energy rating D9,136 homes
  • Energy rating B4,419 homes
  • Energy rating E2,801 homes
  • Energy rating A885 homes
  • Energy rating F786 homes
  • Energy rating G386 homes

How they are heated

  • Gas45%
  • Oil41%
  • Solid fuel / LPG8%
  • Heat pump4%
  • Electric2%
  • unknown0%

Median floor area 93.6 m². Heat-loss ready: 31%.

What it costs from each rating

FromHomesYou payPays back in
C to B12,077€7,60014 years
D to B9,136€11,80013 years
E to B2,801€17,90011 years
F to B786€16,7009 years
G to B386€18,9009 years