External wall insulation · North West
External wall insulation in Tameside
From a street of solid-wall terraces to a non-traditional estate, we install external wall insulation in Tameside to programme.
We take on external wall insulation in Tameside for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Tameside belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Tameside at a glance
- Council
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 227,117 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Tameside?
Most social homes in Tameside are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Tameside?
- Survey of walls, services and details before design
- Moving services, downpipes, meters and fittings
- Insulation boards, mesh, base coat and render or brick-slip finishes
- Window reveal, cill, eaves and ground-level detailing
- Handover with system guarantee documents
How do we deliver it?
Residents are told when their wall will be worked on and what will be moved. Satellite dishes, meters and pipes are relocated and restored as part of the scope.
Which rules apply in Tameside?
PAS 2035:2023 sets the whole-house retrofit process (assessment, coordination, design, installation and evaluation), and PAS 2030:2023 covers installation. Most government-backed retrofit schemes require both, with TrustMark lodgement.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about external wall insulation
What does external wall insulation cost in Tameside?
Our guide range for external wall insulation in Tameside is £10,100–£18,700 per house. That is the UK range of £10,000–£18,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about external wall insulation in Tameside
Does Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Tameside are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Tameside?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Do you also work near Tameside?
Yes. We take on external wall insulation across the North West, including Oldham, Stockport, Manchester and Rochdale, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Tameside
- Whole-house retrofit
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Damp and mould remediation
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Responsive repairs