Whole-house retrofit · Wales

Whole-house retrofit in Neath Port Talbot

Retrofit programmes in Neath Port Talbot work when insulation, airtightness and ventilation are planned together. We install to the design your coordinator signs off.

We take on whole-house retrofit in Neath Port Talbot 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 Neath Port Talbot belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Neath Port Talbot at a glance

Council: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Nation: Wales
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 144,386 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Neath Port Talbot?

Most social homes in Neath Port Talbot are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Neath Port Talbot?

Fabric measures: external, internal and cavity wall insulation, loft and floor insulation
Windows and doors, draught-proofing and airtightness details
Ventilation upgrades to match the improved airtightness
Heating: heat pumps, controls and emitters where specified
Resident liaison through a disruptive programme

How do we deliver it?

Photo evidence is taken at each stage of each measure, including the details that end up hidden behind finishes, because funding audits usually ask for it.

Which rules apply in Neath Port Talbot?

WHQS 2023 asks Welsh social landlords to set a Target Energy Pathway for their homes by 31 March 2027, informed by a whole stock assessment.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about whole-house retrofit

What does whole-house retrofit cost in Neath Port Talbot?

Our guide range for whole-house retrofit towards EPC C in Neath Port Talbot is £12,550–£21,950 per home. That is the UK range of £13,500–£23,600 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); 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 whole-house retrofit in Neath Port Talbot

Does Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council still own council homes?

Can you take on whole-house retrofit in Neath Port Talbot as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Neath Port Talbot can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for whole-house retrofit, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Neath Port Talbot?

Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.