This is a small single Victorian terrace house of 64m2 floor area, in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. It receives very little passive solar radiation, and is therefore a cold feeling house. PHPP confirms lack of passive solar gain.  |
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The house has a front living room, rear kitchen & dining room, a small bathroom extension on the ground floor, and two-bedrooms upstairs. The total internal floor area of the house is 64sqm.
It shares with large numbers of houses:
- 225mm solid brick walls (originally detailed around sash windows)
- A decorative brick front elevation shared with remaining houses in the terrace
- Pitched tiled roof with front slope facing southwest
- A rear extension reducing daylight into rear room of the main house, and increasing external envelope
- A large part of the external envelope is party walls shared with neighbours
- Heavily ventilated chimney stacks passing through rooms and roof space
- High levels of air permeability, resulting in draughty and cold internal environment in winter
- Inefficient heaters providing inadequate space and water heating, resulting in high energy bills to resident
All this is typical of houses across the country of this period, and the solutions outlined in this proposal, tailored for the specific house orientation and layout, would be suitable.
The terrace is part of the Hanley renewal area, a pathfinder scheme for Stoke on Trent. This terrace has been designated for refurbishment, as part of an ongoing refurbishment programme. The house is typical of housing stock not only in Hanley, but the wider area of Stoke-on-Trent which is predominantly in private ownership.
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