Property Zero

The Path to Carbon Neutrality for UK Housing

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The UK’s Net Zero target is under threat

Annual CO2 emissions for the country are around

Tonnes

UK housing is a big part of the problem.

of greenhouse gas emissions come from UK homes

In 2019 the residential sector emitted 81.6Mt CO2, accounting for 22% of all UK carbon dioxide emissions

Mt

is the equivalent of taking:

transatlantic flights

This is because % of our homes are classified as inefficient

We are improving but not fast enough

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02

How do we get to Property Zero

The average home releases 2.77 tonnes of CO2 every year

  • Gas-powered central heating
  • Poor insulation
  • Electricity from national grid only
  • Single-glazed windows

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Our first step is by far
the most cost-effective

Cost of reducing emissions by one tonne

Creating a clear path to carbon neutrality for UK homes

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Mt

01.
Devices

Reduce Energy consumption

Total emissions

02.
Fabric Updates

Improve Energy efficiency

Total emissions

03.
Decarbonisation of Electricity

Total emissions

04.
Decarbonisation of Heating

Total emissions

Emissions reduced to

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The UK contains huge regional differences in emissions based on the housing type, fuel source and level of energy efficiency.

Average Emissions Per Property (T)

  • > 3 T
  • 2.81 T - 3.0 T
  • 2.70 T - 2.80 T
  • < 2.70 T

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The Government is legislating to dramatically increase the role of the private, and public, sectors.

An aim for "all homes to be EER C by 2035 where practical, cost effective and affordable" means huge change for the Private Rented Sector, Mortgage Lenders, Property Funds, Housing Associations, Local Authorities and any company linked to the built environment, including investment markets.

Subscribe today to receive our free report on the legislative timeline for Property Zero and receive an invite to our webinar program "Kickstarting your Property Zero Strategy" running in Q1 2022

Or get in touch with the team PropertyZero@kammadata.com

We combine this with world-class address matching and insightful analysis that supports businesses through the challenges and opportunities of Property Zero. We equip property-related businesses for the fight against climate change, delivering a pathway to net zero, navigating new and emerging risks, enhancing regulatory compliance and identifying green growth opportunities.

Kamma’s unique and proprietary climate analysis and scoring methodology enables our clients to understand and benchmark immediate risks and opportunities arising as a result of climate change while also informing on future net carbon zero strategies.

About this site

We’ve published this site not because we have all the answers, but because no-one does. Climate change has been cited as the biggest threat modern humans have ever faced. The UN has stated that if we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything that gives us our security.

Achieving Property Zero is one of the biggest challenges on the road to Net Zero and is made harder by the lack of accurate and comprehensive data. By publishing this data, and providing interrogation tools, we hope to ensure decision-makers are better informed and that everyone has a greater understanding of what’s required.

Collectively we can raise the level of debate, ensuring a swifter, more efficient and more effective path to carbon neutrality for UK homes.

That’s fantastic, please tell us more. We believe in the strength of the analysis but we also know that there’s more than just one route to Property Zero. We hope you find some of this data useful and it helps you deliver a more nuanced and data-driven point of view to the world. Maybe your route is the one that gets us there fastest?

In any way you please. If it’s useful, take screen grabs, download what’s available and share it at will. The only thing we ask is that any publication is credited with Kamma as the source.

We’ve published as much as we can for free. We work with both the private and public sectors on a commercial basis, supporting a range of businesses from financial institutions and local authorities to letting agents to property related businesses and funds. If you’d like to know more about our services please get in touch or head over to our website.

Sources, caveats and assumptions

Kamma’s analysis of the UK EPC registers (January 2022). Data extrapolated to match national and regional populations and, where relevant, weighted to match BEIS


Total UK emissions from the BEIS (2019)


Share of emissions as calculated by the CCC, from BEIS data (2019)


This data is released by Kamma Ltd under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and incorporate data from MHCLG, under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from Scottish Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0

For more information please see: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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