The online survey has 65 responses, all from locations within the Parish boundary – see heatmap below for key locations.

This table sets out each question alongside the number of responses for each answer and the % of responses for each answer.

Question Response Response in %
Do you support East Bergholt setting itself a net zero target,
covering how we heat and power our homes, and how we
travel?
Yes – 54
No – 11
Yes – 83%
No – 17%
Should East Bergholt seek to achieve its net zero target by… 2035 – 28
2040 – 13
2045 – 5
2050 – 19
2035 – 43%
2040 – 20%
2045 – 8%
2050 – 29%
How many petrol cars does your household run? 0 – 19
1 – 26
2 – 17
3 – 3

0 – 29%
1 – 40%
2 – 26%
3 – 5%

How many diesel cars does your household run?
0 – 36
1 – 19
2 – 10
3 – 0

0 – 55%
1 – 29%
2 – 15%
3 – 0%

How many plug-in hybrid cars does your household run?
0 – 59
1 – 4
2 – 2
3 – 0

0 – 91%
1 – 6%
2 – 3%
3 – 0%

How many fully electric cars does your household run?
0 – 62
1 – 3
2 – 0
3 – 0

0 – 95%
1 – 5%
2 – 0%
3 – 0%

Do you have a plug-in charger for electric vehicles (EV) at
home?
Yes – 7
No – 58
Yes – 11%
No – 89%

Would you like to replace any of your petrol/diesel vehicles
with fully electric vehicles over the next five years?
Yes – 42
No – 18
N/A – 5
Yes – 65%
No – 28%
N/A – 8%
Do you only have on-street parking? Yes – 4
No – 61
Yes – 6%
No – 94%

Question Response Response in %
Are there any further ideas, suggestions or comments you
would like to add regarding zero carbon vehicles?
Headline comments include:
-Electric cars are too expensive – need incentive/subsidy
-Public charging infrastructure isn’t good enough yet
-Electric cars are not the answer (tyre wear, battery production, electricity use etc)
-Electric car sharing could be explored
-Need to focus on cycling and e-bikes
My primary heating source is: Gas – 57
Wood – 1
Oil – 4
Air Source Heat Pump – 3
Gas – 88%
Wood – 2%
Oil – 6%
Air Source Heat Pump – 5%
My secondary heating source is: N/A – 23
Electric Storage Radiators – 3
Gas – 1
Wood – 27
Coal – 1
Other – 6
Air Source Heat Pump – 1
N/A – 37%
Electric Storage Radiators – 5%
Gas – 2%
Wood – 44%
Coal – 2%
Other – 10%
Air Source Heat Pump – 2%
How are the main exterior walls of your house constructed? Don’t know – 9
Insulated cavity wall – 36
Uninsulated cavity wall – 4
Solid brick with internal insulation (dry lining)
– 5
Uninsulated solid brick – 6
Other – 5
Don’t know – 14%
Insulated cavity wall – 55%
Uninsulated cavity wall – 6%
Solid brick with internal insulation (dry
lining) – 8%
Uninsulated solid brick – 9%
Other – 8%

How are the majority of floors in your house constructed?
Solid – 53
Suspended – 12
Solid – 82%
Suspended – 18%
Are the floors in your house insulated? Yes – 15
No – 31
Don’t know – 19
Yes – 23%
No – 48%
Don’t Know – 29%
If applicable, would you be interested in replacing your
fossil fuel (e.g. gas/oil/coal) heating with a heat pump by
2030?
Yes – 24
No – 11
Maybe – 30
Yes – 37%
No – 17%
Maybe – 46%
Are there any further ideas, suggestions or comments you
would like to add regarding home heating and insulation?
Headline comments include:
-Affordability of installing new insulation particularly for pensioners
-Limitations of installing insultation in listed/older buildings (Although some comments
contradicted this and say it’s the modern bit of their home which leaks heat, not the other
way around)

Question Response Response in %
-Confused/not sure where to begin – would like impartial advice
-Need to explore community heat solutions
Are you on a green (renewable) electricity tariff? Yes – 36
No – 29
Yes – 55%
No – 45%

Do you have a battery storage system?
Yes – 4
No – 61
Yes – 6%
No – 94%
Would you be interested in installing battery storage? Yes – 20
No – 11
Maybe – 34
Yes – 31%
No – 17%
Maybe – 52%
How many solar (photovoltaic – PV) panels do you have? 0 – 52
1 – 1
2 – 2
4 – 1
10 – 1
16 – 3
21 – 1
26 – 1
If you use solar PV panels, are they connected to an
immersion heater for heating water?
Yes – 7
No – 20

Yes – 26%
No – 74%
Would you be interested in installing solar PV panels on
your roof or in your garden?
Yes – 26
No – 13
Maybe – 26
Yes – 40%
No – 20%
Maybe – 40%
Would you be interested in exploring an offer to access
solar PV panels and battery storage at no up-front cost?
Yes – 29
No – 14
Maybe – 22
Yes – 45%
No – 22%
Maybe – 34%
Are there any further ideas, suggestions or comments you
would like to add regarding electricity supply?
Headline comments include:
-Affordability of installing new electricity sources
-Need to explore community electricity solutions
-Need impartial advice on making energy savings at home
-House direction and/or listed building prohibits solar panels