What’s the progress?
2,100
homes have received energy efficiency works to achieve EPC Band C since 2020.
77%
of care homes and 100% of our student accommodation is rated EPC C or above, with the majority of our student properties reaching B ratings.
96%
of new housing EPC B or above.
Solar panel installations completed on Chester homes
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Our team in Chester have completed their first successful solar panel installation.
This is the first of many, as we look to install solar on our EPC D rated properties to help meet the current Government targets of all homes being EPC C rated or better by 2030.
We’re excited to be carrying out this work, which will help us reduce energy costs for our customers and deliver a greener future for Sanctuary.
EPC ratings of our homes
66% of our social housing properties have an EPC of band C or higher, slightly above the average sector performance.
We are also pleased that only 332 properties have the lowest rated EPC bands of F or G, all of which have been offered energy efficiency works.
It is our ambition to upgrade all of our social housing properties to EPC C by 2030.
| Band A | 0.18% |
| Band B | 16.71% |
| Band C | 48.88% |
| Band D | 29.23% |
| Band E | 4.51% |
| Band F | 0.47% |
| Band G | 0.03% |
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
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Sanctuary is committed to making our customers' homes more energy-efficient, ensuring they stay warm and comfortable. Our goal is to meet the government's target of reaching Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C.
Building Passivhaus standard homes
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Our first homes to meet Passivhaus standards were built at the Newfield Square development in the Nitshill area of Glasgow. Passivhaus is the gold standard in low energy, eco homes.
Our first fully modular development
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Our 2022 development at Green Gables Business Centre in Evesham, was our first fully modular development. These energy efficient homes have less impact on the environment.
Building in a modular way leads to a reduction in emissions from materials, waste, and transport as sections of homes are efficiently built off-site, before being craned into position on-site.