Care & Repair Cymru’s latest research shows that people aged over 60 in Wales are more likely to live in energy inefficient homes.
Using a sample of 2,479 Care & Repair clients, spread across all 22 Local Authority areas in Wales, we analysed Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings to understand the energy efficiency of the properties lived in by older people in Wales.
For the first time, we can evidence EPC data based not just on location, but also on the age of the person living in the property. This is important because older people are at increased risk of illnesses such as respiratory infections, strokes and heart attacks from a cold, energy inefficient property.
Using the data from 2,479 older people in Wales and the EPC of their homes, we found that:
- 3 out of 5 of our sample did not have an up-to-date EPC for their property.
- Only 1 in 10 of our sample have an EPC of C or above.
- Half of our sample in the Private Rented Sector were living in homes that did not meet the minimum legal EPC requirements for landlords.
