How does this calculation work?
- Address lookup. Using your postcode and house number we retrieve the construction year and usable floor area from the Dutch building registry (BAG) - the same source a certified advisor uses.
- Six short questions. Glazing, walls, roof, floor, heating and solar panels. Not sure about something? We use the standard value belonging to the construction year - exactly what the official method does when evidence is missing.
- An instant indication. We calculate with the standard values from the official survey protocol (ISSO 82.1) and the NTA 8800 methodology, and translate the outcome into a label class with a range.
Why an indication and not a real label?
Until 2021 the Netherlands had a “provisional energy label” based on construction year alone. It was abolished on 1 January 2021: since then an energy label is only valid when a certified advisor (BRL 9500) has surveyed the home on site and registered the label in EP-online. Every online calculator - including this one - therefore gives an indication by definition.
The difference is mainly evidence: in the official calculation insulation only counts when the advisor can observe it or when an invoice or declaration exists. Your answer “the cavity is filled” is enough for this tool, but for the real label it must be provable. The actual class can therefore differ a step from the indication - in both directions.
Want to know which label is currently registered?
Many homes already have a valid label from an earlier sale or rental. Look it up free via our energy label lookup page - a label less than ten years old (counted from the survey date) can simply be used.
From indication to a valid energy label
Selling or renting out and need certainty? Our BRL 9500 certified advisor visits for a 60 to 90 minute survey and the official label is in EP-online within days. Fixed prices from €220 including VAT, survey and registration - get your exact price with the price calculator.
Frequently asked questions
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Why is an online calculation not a valid energy label?
Where do the construction year and floor area come from?
What if I don't know whether the cavity is insulated?
What does an official energy label cost?
Service area
The indication tool works for any Dutch address. For the official label we cover the entire Groene Hart and surrounding Randstad - from Woerden, Gouda and Alphen aan den Rijn to Utrecht, Leiden and Rotterdam. See the full service area.