England: housing insulation from 2008 to 2019, by measure

The extent of insulation in dwellings in England from 2008 to 2019 can be broken down by measure. All measures of improving the energy efficiency of dwellings saw an increase over the period. The most common measure throughout these years was full double glazing, increasing from 70.8 percent of houses in 2008 to 85.8 percent of houses having full double glazing in 2019. Use of cavity or solid wall insulation also increased during this time period, reaching a share of 50.1 percent of dwellings in 2019. Finally, loft insulation usage saw the largest increase at 17 percent, having risen from 21.1 percent of dwellings in 2008 to 38.6 percent of dwellings in 2019. There were around 24.4 million houses in England in 2019.