VoltScore Research

Research & Publications

Original research on UK electrical safety, housing stock condition, and the data gap at the heart of the property market.

Published — 2026
The Missing
Property Metric
VoltScore · 2026
New June 2026 · 21 pages

The Missing Property Metric

Why electrical condition should be standard in every UK property transaction

53.4% of accidental dwelling fires in England have an electrical origin. Most UK homes have never had their electrics professionally assessed. This paper makes the case for a standardised Electrical Health Score — examining the scale of the problem, the regulatory gap, international precedent, and the data infrastructure needed to close it.

19,300 electrical fires in UK homes per year
53.4% of dwelling fires with electrical origin
£1,704 avg. cost of post-purchase electrical problems
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Matthew Sloan — Founder, VoltScore
Qualified electrician · BS 7671 certified · Over 20 years in residential electrical installation across the Bath and Bristol area. VoltScore was built from direct experience of what unchecked electrical installations look like behind the wall.
In Development
Coming 2026
The Electrical Readiness Gap: EV & Solar Retrofit

How ageing UK housing stock is limiting the pace of residential electrification — and what a national electrical health dataset would reveal.

Coming 2026
Data Infrastructure for Electrical Safety at Scale

The case for a national Electrical Health Score dataset — governance, methodology, and the policy framework required to make it work.

Coming 2027
Insurer Risk Models & Electrical Condition Data

How real-time electrical health data could transform residential underwriting — and reduce the cost of electrical fire claims across the market.

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