Our Comprehensive Green Home Survey, which includes a detailed visit to the property, is currently available across Greater London and the surrounding Home Counties.

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Both services follow the same fundamental principle:

Every home is different. Your green home plan should be too.

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We look at the individual property, the improvements available, your budget and your future plans rather than starting with a particular product or technology.

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Desktop Green Home Assessments — Available Throughout the UK

 

Our Desktop Green Home Assessment is available nationwide.

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Whether your property is in London, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales or elsewhere in the UK, we can undertake a remote assessment using information about your home.

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The service is designed for homeowners who want an independent professional view before deciding where to invest.

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You do not need to live within our on-site survey area.

Desktop Green Home Assessment — £495 + VAT

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How Can We Assess a Home Remotely?

 

A surprising amount can be understood about a property without immediately visiting it.

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For a Desktop Green Home Assessment, we build up a picture of your home using the information available and material supplied by you.

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This can include:

• property photographs

• floor plans

• photographs of roofs and elevations

• existing EPC information

• information about your heating system

• energy bills and consumption where useful

• details of windows and insulation

• photographs of radiators and heating controls

• information about proposed improvements

• property listings and publicly available information

• your future plans for the home

• your priorities and available budget

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The objective is not simply to produce a generic energy checklist.

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We use this information to consider what appears appropriate for your individual property and how different improvements could fit together.

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What Can a Desktop Assessment Consider?

 

Depending on the property, we can consider opportunities including:

• solar panels

• battery storage

• air source heat pumps

• heating improvements

• insulation

• energy-efficient windows

• smart heating and controls

• EV charging

• air conditioning

• MVHR and heat recovery

• solar thermal and hot water

• ventilation

• future refurbishment opportunities

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We can also identify where further investigation may be sensible before proceeding with a particular improvement.

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Why Offer a UK-Wide Desktop Service?

 

The green home market can be confusing wherever you live.

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Homeowners throughout the country face the same fundamental questions:

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Should I install solar panels?

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Is my home suitable for a heat pump?

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Should I improve the insulation first?

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Would battery storage make sense?

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Are my windows worth replacing?

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What should I spend my money on first?

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Which improvements should I plan for later?

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Those questions do not always require someone to arrive at the property before useful advice can be given.

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A desktop assessment provides a practical and cost-effective way of getting an independent overview of the home and establishing a direction before approaching individual installers.

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Comprehensive Green Home Surveys

 

For homeowners wanting a more detailed assessment, our Comprehensive Green Home Survey includes an on-site inspection of the property.

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This gives us the opportunity to look more closely at the home, its construction, existing systems and potential for future improvement.

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The service is currently available across:

• Greater London

• Kent

• Surrey

• Essex

• Hertfordshire

• Buckinghamshire

• Berkshire

• East Sussex

• West Sussex

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We can also consider properties close to these areas depending on location and travelling distance.

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Comprehensive Green Home Survey — from £895 + VAT

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Green Home Surveys Across Greater London

 

We provide on-site Green Home Surveys throughout Greater London.

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This includes properties across:

• Central London

• North London

• South London

• East London

• West London

• South East London

• South West London

• North East London

• North West London

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London contains an extraordinary variety of housing.

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We may be assessing a Victorian terrace in one area, a 1930s semi-detached house in another, a modern apartment, an Edwardian conversion or a substantial detached home.

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Each presents different opportunities.

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Green Home Surveys in Kent

 

Our on-site survey area extends throughout much of Kent.

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Kent has a particularly varied housing stock, including:

• Victorian and Edwardian properties

• suburban family houses

• period cottages

• converted properties

• rural homes

• modern developments

• larger detached houses

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Properties with larger gardens, garages and outbuildings can also present opportunities for technologies that may be harder to accommodate within more densely developed urban areas.

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These might include ground-mounted solar, larger solar arrays, heat pumps and more comprehensive whole-home energy improvements.

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Green Home Surveys in Surrey

 

We provide Green Home Surveys across Surrey.

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Many Surrey properties offer significant potential for whole-home improvement because of their size, available roof space and opportunities for refurbishment.

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Depending upon the individual property, we may consider:

• solar PV

• batteries

• heat pumps

• insulation

• glazing

• smart heating

• EV charging

• cooling

• ventilation

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Larger properties can also benefit particularly from establishing priorities before substantial sums are committed to individual technologies.

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Green Home Surveys in Essex

 

Our survey coverage also includes Essex.

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The county contains everything from historic and rural homes to extensive suburban development and newer properties.

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The appropriate green home strategy can therefore differ considerably between properties.

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An older solid-wall house may need a very different approach from a modern insulated home with a large roof and significant potential for solar generation.

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Green Home Surveys in Hertfordshire

 

We provide on-site assessments across much of Hertfordshire.

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Homes within the county often combine good access to London with larger plots and a wide range of property types.

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This can create opportunities for solar, battery storage, heat pumps, EV charging and wider energy-efficiency improvements.

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Green Home Surveys in Buckinghamshire

 

Our on-site coverage extends into Buckinghamshire.

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Larger detached and semi-detached properties can offer particularly interesting opportunities for creating a coordinated green home strategy.

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Where homeowners are planning extensions, major refurbishment or longer-term improvements, it can be especially valuable to consider energy upgrades before other building work begins.

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Green Home Surveys in Berkshire

 

We also cover much of Berkshire for Comprehensive Green Home Surveys.

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As elsewhere, our approach is not based simply on the age or value of the property.

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We consider how the individual home performs and which improvements could realistically provide worthwhile benefits.

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Green Home Surveys in Sussex

 

Our on-site service extends into East Sussex and West Sussex, subject to the location of the property.

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Sussex contains a particularly wide range of housing, including period coastal properties, rural homes, suburban houses and modern developments.

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Properties outside dense urban areas may also have additional opportunities for solar generation, heat pumps and other low-carbon technologies because of greater external space.

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Period and Character Properties

 

Greater London and the Home Counties contain an enormous number of Victorian, Edwardian and other period homes.

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These properties can often be significantly improved, but they deserve careful consideration.

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Traditional construction can behave differently from modern buildings.

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Green improvements may also need to respect:

• original architectural character

• solid wall construction

• traditional timber floors

• period windows

• existing ventilation

• moisture movement

• Conservation Areas

• listed building requirements

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Our approach is to look for ways of improving performance without losing the qualities that make an older home worth preserving.

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Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings

 

Living within a Conservation Area or owning a listed property does not mean that green home improvements are impossible.

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It does mean they may require more careful planning.

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Depending on the property, issues can arise around:

• solar panel positioning

• replacement windows

• external insulation

• heat pump locations

• air conditioning equipment

• ventilation terminals

• EV charging

• alterations to historic fabric

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APN Green Homes brings planning and property considerations into the wider green home discussion rather than treating them as an afterthought.

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Planning Rules Can Vary by Location

 

National permitted development rights provide the starting point for many green home improvements, but individual properties can still be affected by local restrictions.

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A property may be:

• listed

• within a Conservation Area

• affected by an Article 4 Direction

• subject to previous planning conditions

• a flat or maisonette

• part of a building where ownership restricts alterations

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The planning position should therefore be checked against the individual property.

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This is particularly important before committing to external equipment or alterations.

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Which Service Do I Need?

 

The right service depends largely on how much detail you need.

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Choose a Desktop Green Home Assessment if:

• you live anywhere in the UK

• you want an independent starting point

• you are comparing several green technologies

• you want to know what to prioritise

• you want advice before approaching installers

• you are planning improvements over several years

• a site visit is not currently necessary

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Desktop Green Home Assessment — £495 + VAT

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Choose a Comprehensive Green Home Survey if:

• your property is within Greater London or the Home Counties

• you want us to inspect the property

• several different improvements are being considered

• the building is older or more complicated

• you are planning major refurbishment

• you want a detailed whole-home report

• you want a practical prioritised action plan

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Comprehensive Green Home Survey — from £895 + VAT

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Outside Our On-Site Survey Area?

 

If your property is outside Greater London and the Home Counties, that does not mean APN Green Homes cannot help.

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Our Desktop Green Home Assessment is available throughout the UK.

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For many homeowners, this is an excellent starting point.

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It allows us to understand the property, identify the principal opportunities and help you decide where further specialist investigation or quotations may be worthwhile.

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You can then move forward with a much clearer understanding of what you want to achieve.

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Independent Advice Wherever Your Home Is

 

The technologies available to homeowners are changing rapidly.

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Solar panels are becoming more productive.

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Battery storage is becoming increasingly sophisticated.

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Heat pumps are becoming more common.

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Homes are becoming more electrified.

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EV charging is becoming part of normal household infrastructure.

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Smart controls are giving homeowners greater ability to manage when and how energy is consumed.

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But simply adding more technology does not automatically create a better home.

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The starting point should always be the property itself.

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Your Home. Your Location. Your Plan.

 

Whether you live in a London terrace, a Surrey detached house, a Kent cottage or a home hundreds of miles from our on-site survey area, the principle remains the same.

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Understand the property first.

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Identify the opportunities.

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Prioritise the investment.

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Plan improvements in the right order.

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Every home is different. Your green home plan should be too.

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APN Green Homes creates a practical blueprint for improving your home using today's energy-saving and low-carbon technologies — prioritised around your property, your budget and your future plans.

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UK-WIDE DESKTOP ASSESSMENTS

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ON-SITE SURVEYS ACROSS GREATER LONDON & THE HOME COUNTIES

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NEXT STEPS

Every home is different, so the right next step depends on your property, your budget and what you want to achieve. APN Green Homes can help you turn the information you have just read into a practical plan for your own home. Whether you are considering one improvement or looking at a complete whole-home energy upgrade, we can help you understand what is suitable, what should be prioritised and where your money is likely to make the greatest difference.

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Choose one of the options below to get the ball rolling:

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BOOK A GREEN HOME SURVEY
Get a detailed assessment of your home with practical, property-specific recommendations and a clear plan for the improvements worth considering.

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BOOK A PHONE CONSULTATION
Talk through your property, ideas and priorities with us and get some initial direction on the best way forward.

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EMAIL US
Send us details of your property, photographs or any questions and we can advise you on the most appropriate next step.

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GIVE US A CALL
Prefer to speak to someone? Give us a call and tell us what you are hoping to achieve.

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Your greener, more efficient home starts with understanding the right improvements for your property — and putting them in the right order.