Barn conversion’s remarkable ratings

So just how have Lobster Developments been able to make this home so energy efficient?

Well, they’ve used solar panels to heat the water and special insulation materials, including multi layer foil insulation created by technology first used in the Space Shuttle programme.

Lobster Development director Paul Simmons said: “This is a very economical-to-run house for the size, and to have an energy B rating for a house this large and old, I would say is exceptional.”

Paul said that he and his fellow director Martin Leedham, realised that making the barns as energy efficient as possible was a priority when working on them.

He said: “We thought it was important, especially with what has been happening over the last 12 months on electricity and gas prices.”