What a healthy homes standard assessment covers
A Healthy Homes Standard assessment combines fabric, ventilation, moisture, IAQ, lighting, acoustic, and occupant-vulnerability dimensions into a single integrated review against an evidence-based healthy-home framework. It produces a holistic health-risk score and prioritised remediation pathway, drawing on the HHSRS (Housing Health & Safety Rating System) and broader public-health evidence.
- HHSRS hazard assessment across 29 hazard categories
- Fabric and ventilation review aligned with PAS 2035
- IAQ short-period sampling
- Moisture and mould inspection
- Lighting and daylight quick-audit
- Acoustic walk-through assessment
- Occupant-vulnerability and dependency review
- Integrated health-risk score and prioritised pathway
Typical findings
- Multiple low-medium hazards interacting (damp + ventilation + heating affordability)
- Vulnerable occupants in homes with category 1 HHSRS hazards (cold, damp, falls)
- Disconnect between EPC band and actual occupant exposure to cold
- Ventilation and moisture issues hidden by surface decoration
- Lighting and acoustic factors unrecognised in conventional retrofit scoping
Typical cost: £600-£1,400 typical Healthy Homes Standard assessment, £1,400-£2,800 with full IAQ sampling and integrated retrofit-design proposal
When to book: When a household member has a long-term respiratory, cardiovascular, or atopic condition implicated by housing factors; before a major retrofit to scope all health-relevant dimensions; as part of social-prescribing or local-authority intervention pathways.
Required qualifications for assessor: Combined credentialing — typically a senior PCA or RICS surveyor with PAS 2035 retrofit-coordinator status, plus IAQ and acoustic sub-contractor relationships, working to a published healthy-home framework