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Home energy upgrades in Kildare

SEAI’s grants are the same everywhere. The homes are not. Here is what 9,658 published BERs say about homes in Kildare, who SEAI registers to do the work here, and where to start.

Homes in Kildare, from their BERs

Attic short of the grant standard
77%
Heat loss 2.3 or lower
55%
Commonest heating
gas, 50%
Commonest walls
filled cavity, 40%

A heat loss indicator of 2.3 or lower is what lets a home built before 2007 skip the technical assessment for a heat pump grant. Check yours

Published BERs for homes in Kildare by type and age
HomeBERsWalls, most oftenAttic shortHeat loss ≤ 2.3
Detached house, before 1940255solid stone or brick 68%91%5%
Detached house, 1940–1969274unfilled cavity 32%83%7%
Detached house, 1970–1989738filled cavity 52%78%12%
Detached house, 1990–20041,088filled cavity 64%86%39%
Detached house, 2005–2010430filled cavity 52%91%90%
Semi-detached house, 1940–1969324filled cavity 43%84%10%
Semi-detached house, 1970–1989968hollow block 54%81%13%
Semi-detached house, 1990–20041,954hollow block 36%89%55%
Semi-detached house, 2005–2010753timber frame 56%87%99%
Mid-terrace house, 1990–2004259filled cavity 40%93%88%
Mid-terrace house, 2005–2010390timber frame 52%78%100%
Apartment, 1990–20041,114filled cavity 39%53%83%
Apartment, 2005–20101,111filled cavity 45%46%93%

Existing homes assessed since 2019, in groups of at least 150 BERs. SEAI BER Research Tool, file of 8 September 2026. A pattern across homes, not a fact about any one.

Who SEAI registers to work in Kildare

1490 companies on SEAI’s registers serve Kildare; 29 are One Stop Shops. Registration is a fact about paperwork; SEAI does not endorse their work, and neither do we.

  • Attic insulation484
  • Cavity wall insulation92
  • Internal wall insulation460
  • External wall insulation172
  • Windows and doors383
  • Heat pumps378
  • Solar panels350
  • Heating controls380
  • Solar hot water154

The companies in Kildare, with their websites

Where to start in Kildare

Worked plans for the commonest age of each type of home here, then your own.

Get the plan for your home

SEAI grant figures as read on 26 September 2026. They are the same in every county. Every grant, and what it pays · What order should a retrofit go in?