Loft insulation in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove’s housing at a glance

Some 277,000 people call Brighton and Hove home, making up about 131,000 households (Census 2021). Census 2021 shows flats or maisonettes as the most common home type (52%), then semi-detached (19%); terraced come to 19% and detached houses or bungalows to 10%. 52% of households own their home (25% outright, 27% with a mortgage or shared ownership), 33% rent privately and 15% rent from a council or housing association. Around 44% of homes have three or more bedrooms. The median age of residents is 38.

What that means for your loft

Around 52% of Brighton and Hove homes are flats or maisonettes. If your flat is on the top floor, the loft above is often shared with neighbours or belongs to the freeholder, so permission comes first.

19% of households in Brighton and Hove live in a terraced house. Terrace lofts are usually compact, which keeps the amount of material down, but the work is in getting good coverage up to the party walls and into the eaves without blocking ventilation.

33% of households in Brighton and Hove rent privately. If you’re a tenant, speak to your landlord: they arrange and pay for improvements to the building. Privately rented homes in England and Wales generally need an energy performance rating of at least E to be let.

How to get a quote

As well as Brighton and Hove itself, we cover nearby places such as Lewes, Southwick, Peacehaven, Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint and Shoreham-by-Sea.

Tell us roughly what you need: new insulation, a top-up, removal of old material or boarding. If you’re not sure, choose “Not sure yet” and we will help work it out.

Figures: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics, built-up area of Brighton and Hove; bedrooms are approximate, from the census areas that make up the town. Percentages are rounded.