Loft and cavity wall insulation · South West
Loft and cavity wall insulation in Gloucester
We install loft and cavity wall insulation in social homes in Gloucester, after a survey that checks the wall and loft are suitable.
We take on loft and cavity wall insulation in Gloucester 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 Gloucester belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Gloucester at a glance
- Council
- Gloucester City Council
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 129,709 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (our estimate)
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 Gloucester?
Most social homes in Gloucester are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Gloucester City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Gloucester?
- Cavity suitability survey, including borescope inspection
- Cavity wall insulation injection
- Extraction of failed or unsuitable cavity fill
- Boarded walkways, hatch insulation and draught-proofing
- Loft ventilation checks and remedial vents
How do we deliver it?
No home is filled without a suitability survey. A cavity that should not have been filled becomes a damp complaint, and then a disrepair case.
Which rules apply in Gloucester?
Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (£1.29bn for 2025–2028, plus up to £295m more for 2026/27) requires delivery under PAS 2035/2030, TrustMark-registered installers and, for heat pumps and solar, MCS certification. The fund is closed to new applications.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about loft and cavity wall insulation
What does loft and cavity wall insulation cost in Gloucester?
Our guide range for cavity wall insulation in Gloucester is £950–£2,750 per home. That is the UK range of £950–£2,700 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); 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 loft and cavity wall insulation in Gloucester
Does Gloucester City Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Gloucester are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Gloucester City Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Can you take on loft and cavity wall insulation in Gloucester as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Gloucester can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for loft and cavity wall insulation, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Which housing standard applies in Gloucester?
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.
Other works we carry out in Gloucester
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Void property works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- External wall insulation