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Last updated: 27 September 2023

UK ECO Scheme Home Improvements Stats, Graphs & Regional Data

Since 2013 the UK government has promoted schemes to improve the energy efficiency of every household in the UK.

We analysed the latest data released by ONS about the success of these schemes and the differences in regions throughout the UK.

What Stands Out:

Countries

Regions

Unitary authorities

UK's 10 Largest Cities

UK Largest CitiesECO Scheme Home Improvements InstallationsECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 Households
London226,38263
Birmingham306,295270
Manchester272,159232
Glasgow54,258185
Newcastle80,043161
Sheffield114,024193
Leeds262,203275
Bristol15,79882
Nottingham43,353123
Liverpool145,588233

ECO scheme home improvements in the UK per region

Below is all UK data divided into regions.

What stands out:

Here are the areas in order from high to low based on the ECO scheme home improvements per 1,000 households:

RegionECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 HouseholdsTotal ECO Scheme Home Improvements Installations
North West England212662,265
Yorkshire200459,936
North East England193224,578
West Midlands189453,903
Scotland171424,284
East Midlands144287,902
Wales145197,138
South Western England93222,911
East of England84214,445
South East Coast71270,634
London65226,382

ECO Scheme Home Improvements Per Unitary Authority

Below is all UK data divided into unitary authorities.

Top 20 regions with highest ECO scheme home improvements per 1,000 households

Unitary AuthorityTotal ECO Scheme Home Improvements InstallationsECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 Households
Bradford112,610556
Blackburn with Darwen27,738485
Leicester55,186443
Blackpool27,502437
East Renfrewshire16,621425
Pendle16,104419
Na h-Eileanan Siar5,005392
Hartlepool15,656376
Oldham34,774373
Burnley13,945367
Birmingham149,218353
Rotherham38,234343
Hyndburn11,752337
Ceredigion10,470336
Luton25,728332
Denbighshire13,814332
Middlesbrough17,277302
Walsall32,183288
North Lanarkshire42,998283
Inverclyde10,411277

Top 20 unitary authorities with the highest number of ECO scheme home improvement installations

Unitary AuthorityTotal ECO Scheme Home Improvements InstallationsECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 Households
Birmingham149,218353
Bradford112,610556
Lancashire110,889215
Tyne and Wear80,043161
Inner London78,60353
Leeds65,876199
Manchester58,208270
Leicester55,186443
Glasgow City54,258185
Liverpool50,052228
Essex48,73679
County Durham47,615205
Nottinghamshire43,353123
North Lanarkshire42,998283
Kirklees42,947239
Kent42,11465
Staffordshire41,117110
Hampshire40,62471
Devon39,069113
Leicestershire39,035135

Top 20 unitary authorities with the lowest number of ECO scheme home improvement installations

Unitary AuthorityTotal ECO Scheme Home Improvements InstallationsECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 Households
City of London00
Isles of Scilly00
Shetland Islands74372
Orkney Islands98394
Rutland1,07365
Epsom and Ewell1,23740
Mole Valley1,31336
Brentwood1,51048
Uttlesford1,56144
Richmond upon Thames1,65820
Tandridge1,72349
Kensington and Chelsea1,72323
Winchester1,84437
Hammersmith and Fulham1,92224
Derbyshire Dales1,98862
Babergh1,99450
Welwyn Hatfield2,06043
Cambridge2,07046
Stevenage2,07157
Waverley2,10642

Top 20 unitary authorities with the lowest number of ECO scheme home improvements per 1,000 households

Unitary AuthorityTotal ECO Scheme Home Improvements InstallationsECO Scheme Home Improvements per 1,000 Households
City of London00
Isles of Scilly00
Wandsworth2,31617
Richmond upon Thames1,65820
Westminster2,49121
Kensington and Chelsea1,72323
Hammersmith and Fulham1,92224
Mole Valley1,31336
Winchester1,84437
Epsom and Ewell1,23740
Waverley2,10642
Merton3,34542
Welwyn Hatfield2,06043
Camden4,77743
Uttlesford1,56144
Tunbridge Wells2,13544
Elmbridge2,40844
Sutton3,58044
Vale of White Horse2,45245
Guildford2,54545

Explanations:

Counted as ECO scheme home improvements:

Schemes counted:

Other regional data

Below, you can view other articles with analysed data:

Or you can find and use the raw datasets we created and use them as you see fit:

In order to create a great visualisation we merged a number of regions into larger ones:

NorthamptonshireNorth NorthamptonshireWest Northamptonshire
BedfordshireBedfordCentral BedfordshireLuton
BerkshireAberdeen CityMoray
CheshireCheshire West and ChesterCheshire EastWarringtonHalton
County of BristolBristol
DurhamDarlingtonHartlepoolCounty DurhamStockton-on-Tees
HerefordshireHerefordshire
CumbriaCumberlandWestmorland and Furness
Greater LondonGreater LondonCamdenCity of LondonLewisham
HackneyHammersmith & FulhamHaringeyNewham
IslingtonKensington and ChelseaLambethSouthwark
Tower HamletsBarking and DagenhamBrentEaling
WandsworthBarnetBromleyEnfield
WestminsterBexleyCroydonGreenwich
RedbridgeKingston upon ThamesHillingdonHarrow
Richmond upon ThamesMertonHounslowHavering
SuttonWaltham ForestBrentwood