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Leitrim and Roscommon homes record lowest energy ratings nationwide

Jan 19, 2021 13:01 By Shannonside News
Leitrim and Roscommon homes record lowest energy ratings nationwide
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23 percent of residential properties nationally have an energy rating of E or lower. Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the highest proportion of

23 percent of residential properties nationally have an energy rating of E or lower.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the highest proportion of homes with a G rating is in Leitrim and Roscommon.

Dublin County, Kildare and Meath have the highest proportion of homes with an A rating, with around one in six house getting the most energy efficient mark.

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While around one in eight homes in Roscommon, Leitrim, Offaly and Tipperary, as well as one in 10 in Mayo have the lowest possible rating.

14% of homes in Longford have a rating of D1.

56 percent of homes nationally have an energy rating of at least a C.

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The CSO figures also show that 4 in every 10 houses across the country are heated using gas, while 37 percent use heating oil.

The average age of a house nationwide is 32 years, while the youngest homes are in Galway city, aged 25 on average, while the oldest are in Cork City at 45.

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