At Thrive Homes we are committed to delivering energy-efficient homes that cost less to heat and help to reduce carbon emissions.
Through the Government's Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) we have secured funding to install external wall insulation to over 200 homes within the Watford and Three Rivers area.
What is external wall insulation?
External wall insulation (EWI) is a layer of insulation that is added to the outside of a home. It makes the home warmer in winter, cooler in summer and therefore should need less energy heat it. It will also improves the look of a home as the external finish - pebbledash or render - is updated as part of the job.
What does this cost?
Thrive tenants will receive this upgrade free of charge. The cost of installing the EWI will be covered by Thrive alongside funding from the Government's Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).
Which homes are eligible for free external wall insulation?
In order to assess eligibility, Thrive reviews the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for every home we own within the Watford and Three Rivers area. Selected customers living in the following streets will be contacted by post if they are eligible or where an EPC survey needs to be undertaken.
Phase 1
(started in Summer 2022)
Three Rivers District Council and Watford Borough Council, in partnership with Thrive Homes and Watford Community Housing, have shared a SHDF grant, to help fund a £3m project that will improve the energy efficiency of 139 local homes.
All eligible customers Phase 1 have been contacted.
Selected homes are within the following streets:
WD19
Arbroath Green, Ballater Close, Blairhead Drive, Brampton Road, Culverden Road, Hayling Road, Kenilworth Gardens, Muirfield Close, Muirfield Green, Muirfield Road
WD3
Church Lane, Dawes Lane, Hornhill Road, Tudor Way
Your contractor is OVO Energy Solutions. Read their welcome pack below for an introduction to the company and details of your journey from start to finish.
Phase 2
(starting Summer 2023)
Three Rivers District Council and Thrive Homes were successful in securing a second wave of funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and will work in partnership to help improve the energy efficiency of 155 local homes.
Status update, June 2023
We are about to undertake surveys of homes that may be eligible for an upgrade. Selected customers in these streets will shortly receive a letter from Thrive Homes with further information.
Your contractor is Property Tectonics. They will write to you with details of the works and send you their privacy notice to show your data will used to arrange the works. You can read their evaluation of the external wall insulation works which outlines all the information you need to know about the funding.
If you have already been contacted by Property Tectonics and need to arrange an appointment, please:
- call them on 0800 917 2980
- text them on 07800 008093
- or email them at manchester@property-tectonics.co.uk
If you have any other questions, you can contact us in your usual way!
WD19
Anglesey Road, Ashridge Drive, Barnhurst Path, Ellesborough Close, Embleton Road, Fairfield Avenue, Fulford Grove, Harewood Road, Heysham Drive, Hindhead Green, Holmside Rise, Letchworth Close, Maylands Road, Moortown Road, Mullion Walk, Northwick Road, Oxhey Drive, Prestwick Road, Seacroft Gardens
WD3
Church Lane
Completed works providing external wall insulation to a home in South Oxhey
External Wall Insulation - near completion in South Oxhey
External Wall Insulation - insulation panels attached to the original walls