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A 30-year-old low-energy housing design with flue accessories remains 50 per cent more energy-efficient than the British average, research shows.

It has been found that low-cost, "tea cosy" properties helped to set the barometer for 2016 zero carbon housing. These homes were constructed in the 1980s and still offer energy savings, according to a study by the University of Salford, reported by Green Building Press.

The University of Salford's Dr Phillip Brown said: "There is little difference in cost between traditionally thermally inefficient build and the relatively simple Salford House low-energy design."

Mr Brown also stated that the research shows that homes do not need to be considerably more expensive in order for them to meet government targets.

Poole Borough Council is one authority that has taken energy efficiency into consideration by announcing plans to fit a biomass boiler in a local school.

It is expected that the installation could save up to £4,000 in fuel bills on an annual basis.