Research and analysis

Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) 2017 reports

The Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) is a large interview and measurement survey of household heating patterns, thermal comfort and energy consumption over 2017 to 2019.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 September 2021

Documents

Heating patterns and occcupancy report

PDF, 592 KB, 61 pages

Thermal comfort, ventilation, damp and mould report

PDF, 925 KB, 81 pages

Household energy consumption and affordability report

PDF, 942 KB, 87 pages

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Lights, appliances and smart technologies report

PDF, 816 KB, 86 pages

Fuel Poverty report

PDF, 679 KB, 64 pages

Annex for Heating patterns and occcupancy report

ZIP, 489 KB

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Annex for Thermal comfort, ventilation, damp and mould report

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Annex for Household energy consumption and affordability report

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Annex for Lights, appliances and smart technologies report

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Annex for Fuel poverty report

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Energy Follow Up Survey 2017: methodology report

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Details

The Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) is a large interview and measurement survey of household occupancy and heating patterns, thermal comfort and energy consumption over 2017 to 2019, with a particular focus on fuel poor households.

It is a detailed follow-up to the annual English Housing Survey. It includes:

• interviews with around 2,500 households
• half-hourly temperature measurements from around 750 homes between autumn 2017 and spring 2019
• daily profiles of gas and electricity consumption from 150 and 450 households respectively over the 2018 to 2019 heating season

Published 17 September 2021