Housebuilder Redrow has said that more people want to move to increasingly energy-efficient homes. The company’s recent survey showed that 26% of existing homeowners would like to move to a more energy efficient home in order to make savings on their bills.

Meanwhile 58% of homeowners admit they’re more worried about escalating energy bills than they were last year, with younger examples (18 to 34 year olds) being twice as likely to consider moving to a more energy efficient home than their older counterparts. And 67 % say it’s more important to live in an energy efficient home now than just a year ago, with 31% claiming a low EPC rating is one of their biggest frustrations with their current house.

Believing their house is too old to be energy efficient (29% of respondents) continues to be a hurdle stopping homeowners from updating older properties.

Precisely a third say they would prefer to move into an energy efficient home, rather than trying to retrofit their current home with energy efficient features. When the time comes to move, nearly two fifths say they would opt for a new build specifically due to its energy efficient features.