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Housing Market & EPC in Tervuren

Tervuren is a residential municipality bordering the Sonian Forest, known for its villa neighbourhoods from the 1950s to 1970s and proximity to European institutions. The housing stock consists largely of detached and semi-detached buildings with spacious gardens, often built in a period when insulation standards did not yet exist. Many of these homes still have single glazing or outdated cavity wall insulation that causes thermal bridges. The presence of a large international community — diplomats and EU staff — creates a dynamic rental market where a good EPC label is a decisive selling point. Recent renovation waves in neighbourhoods like De Rode Leeuw and Moorsel focus on roof insulation and condensing boilers, but many owners underestimate the impact of uninsulated cellars and crawl spaces. Tervuren falls under the Flemish Region, meaning the Flemish renovation premium system applies — including the EPC label premium for homes that improve at least two label steps after renovation. As the home base of EPC Expert, we know every neighbourhood and every building type in Tervuren inside out.