Domestic Heating and Hot Water

Heating and hot water requirements of domestic property both as maximum rating and annual consumption

Type Floors Southern Northern Scotland
England England

Rating

Annual Consumption

Rating

Annual Consumption

 

Rating

Annual Consumption

kW kWh Therms kW kWh Therms kW kWh Therms
1930s

Large Detached

1

16

41,030

1,400

17

56,030

1,912

17

68,022

2,321

 

Large Detached

2

16

42,554

1,452

17

58,156

1,984

19

82,742

2,823

 

Small Detached

1

9

24,506

836

10

33,490

1,143

11

47,688

1,627

 

Small Detached

2

9

24,105

822

9

32,928

1,124

11

46,846

1,598

Large Semi

1

16

40,549

1,384

16

55,388

1,890

17

67,220

2,294

Large Semi

2

15

39,747

1,356

16

54,306

1,853

18

77,247

2,636

Small Semi

1

8

25,589

873

9

31,765

1,084

10

45,201

1,542

Small Semi

2

8

21,257

725

8

29,078

992

8

41,351

1,411

Large Terrace

1

15

37,942

1,295

15

51,859

1,770

18

73,798

2,518

 

Large Terrace

2

14

36,899

1,259

15

50,335

1,717

17

61,485

2,098

 

Small Terrace

1

8

20,896

713

8

28,516

973

9

40,589

1,385

 

Small Terrace

2

7

18,449

630

7

25,187

859

8

35,856

1,223

1960s/70s

Large Detached

1

14

29,981

1,023

15

40,942

1,397

15

49,705

1,696

Large Detached

2

14

31,095

1,061

15

42,495

1,450

17

60,461

2,063

Small Detached

1

8

17,907

611

9

24,471

835

10

34,846

1,189

Small Detached

2

8

17,614

601

8

24,061

821

10

34,231

1,168

Large Semi

1

14

29,629

1,011

14

40,473

1,381

15

49,119

1,676

Large Semi

2

13

29,043

991

14

39,682

1,354

16

56,445

1,926

Small Semi

1

7

18,698

638

8

23,211

792

9

33,029

1,127

Small Semi

2

7

15,533

530

7

21,248

725

7

30,216

1,031

Large Terrace

1

13

27,725

946

13

37,894

1,293

16

53,925

1,840

 

Large Terrace

2

12

26,963

920

13

36,780

1,255

15

44,928

1,533

 

Small Terrace

1

7

15,269

521

7

20,837

711

8

29,659

1,012

 

Small Terrace

2

6

13,481

460

6

18,405

628

7

26,201

894

1980s/90s

Large Detached

1

11

24,501

836

12

33,458

1,142

12

40,619

1,386

Large Detached

2

11

25,411

867

12

34,727

1,185

13

49,409

1,686

Small Detached

1

6

14,633

499

7

19,998

682

8

28,476

972

Small Detached

2

6

14,394

491

6

19,663

671

8

27,973

954

Large Semi

1

11

24,213

826

11

33,075

1,129

12

40,140

1,370

Large Semi

2

10

23,734

810

11

32,428

1,106

13

46,127

1,574

Small Semi

1

6

15,280

521

6

18,968

647

7

26,992

921

Small Semi

2

6

12,693

433

6

17,364

592

6

24,692

843

Large Terrace

1

10

22,657

773

10

30,967

1,057

13

44,068

1,504

Large Terrace

2

9

22,034

752

10

30,057

1,026

12

36,715

1,253

Small Terrace

1

6

12,478

426

6

17,028

581

6

24,237

827

Small Terrace

2

5

11,017

376

5

15,041

513

6

21,411

731

Definitions

Large = 168m2 heated floor area

Small = 87m2 heated floor area

1 floor = bungalow

2 floor = house

16 hrs/day

7 days/week

Heated October to April

For more information contact Mearsecroft