Smart Homes:
The Tech Brits
Want Now and
in the Future
The UK’s top priorities for
smart home tech
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY?
Smart cameras, smart energy meters, smart speakers and virtual assistants. In Britain, more of us than ever before are getting smart with our homes. With around 98% of homes expected to feature smart devices by 2027 (all relying on superfast Wi-Fi), we wanted to discover the UK’s priorities for smart tech now and in the future.
We surveyed 2007 people across the country to find out. We looked at smart tech satisfaction, new technology motivations, if people would pay more for a smart tech-equipped new home, and more.
This is what we found out.
What are Smart Devices?
A smart device is a device that connects to your Wi-Fi network to perform tasks at home. Sometimes they do it by themselves or with a prompt.
Virtual assistants like Amazon’s Echo Dot are a great example. You can speak to it and ask it to perform tasks, but it will also independently update you with messages too. There are even smart fridges you can control with your smartphone, Hive thermostats, smart doorbells, robot vacuums and more.
People love Smart Tech, especially Smart Speakers
We asked: How satisfied or unsatisfied are you with your current experience of smart home devices and smart home technology? Most people see smart tech as a good thing. In fact, 71% are satisfied with the smart tech in their homes. We also asked:Which smart home technologies do you currently have in your home?
The most popular devices were smart speakers and virtual assistants, with one third (33%) of respondents having them in their homes. A virtual assistant is helpful, easy to use and a good starting point to create your smart home.
But we’re not all smart technology lovers in the UK yet, with 37% having no smart devices at home at all. Convenience and security are top smart tech motivators
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY?
Smart cameras, smart energy meters, smart speakers and virtual assistants. In Britain, more of us than ever before are getting smart with our homes. With around 98% of homes expected to feature smart devices by 2027 (all relying on superfast Wi-Fi), we wanted to discover the UK’s priorities for smart tech now and in the future.
We surveyed 2007 people across the country to find out. We looked at smart tech satisfaction, new technology motivations, if people would pay more for a smart tech-equipped new home, and more.
This is what we found out.
What are Smart Devices?
A smart device is a device that connects to your Wi-Fi network to perform tasks at home. Sometimes they do it by themselves or with a prompt.
Virtual assistants like Amazon’s Echo Dot are a great example. You can speak to it and ask it to perform tasks, but it will also independently update you with messages too. There are even smart fridges you can control with your smartphone, Hive thermostats, smart doorbells, robot vacuums and more.
People love Smart Tech, especially Smart Speakers
We asked: How satisfied or unsatisfied are you with your current experience of smart home devices and smart home technology? Most people see smart tech as a good thing. In fact, 71% are satisfied with the smart tech in their homes. We also asked:Which smart home technologies do you currently have in your home?
The most popular devices were smart speakers and virtual assistants, with one third (33%) of respondents having them in their homes. A virtual assistant is helpful, easy to use and a good starting point to create your smart home.
But we’re not all smart technology lovers in the UK yet, with 37% having no smart devices at home at all. Convenience and security are top smart tech motivators
Convenience makes sense. We’re talking Netflix through your smart TV, Spotify through Alexa and tweaking your heating on your Hive app on your phone. All connected by the same Wi-Fi network to underpin your smart home.
Key security measures enhanced by technology right now are smart doorbells and smart cameras. There’s also online security with home assistants to consider.
New homes equipped with smart tech
With around 5.7 million smart homes in the UK right now, it makes sense that new build homes are now built with smart tech at their heart. We asked: What smart home tech features would you like to see in new build homes? Priorities focus on both energy-efficiency and security, with our respondents looking for new homes with built-in smart tech including:
Convenience makes sense. We’re talking Netflix through your smart TV, Spotify through Alexa and tweaking your heating on your Hive app on your phone. All connected by the same Wi-Fi network to underpin your smart home.
Key security measures enhanced by technology right now are smart doorbells and smart cameras. There’s also online security with home assistants to consider.
New homes equipped with smart tech
With around 5.7 million smart homes in the UK right now, it makes sense that new build homes are now built with smart tech at their heart. We asked: What smart home tech features would you like to see in new build homes? Priorities focus on both energy-efficiency and security, with our respondents looking for new homes with built-in smart tech including:
How can smart tech benefit us further?
Finally, we looked at where smart tech can do more to improve our lives and asked: What areas of your home would you most like to have more control over using smart home technology?
The top three things are:
How can smart tech benefit us further?
Finally, we looked at where smart tech can do more to improve our lives and asked: What areas of your home would you most like to have more control over using smart home technology?
The top three things are:
Future predictions
We also asked which smart home predictions our respondents would like to see in the future.
Just over a quarter of respondents (26%) want smart technology that helps a home manage its own energy usage, moving the temperature up and down depending on the individual needs of the house.
Security is also a factor too, with 19% of respondents wanting advanced home safeguarding. This features smart locks, doorbells and cameras all running on an interconnected system and controlled by a single app.
Home Appliances set to be phased out
As smart tech becomes better and more popular, we’re likely to see traditional and more cumbersome home appliances phased out. Our respondents predict the following to go first:
Future predictions
We also asked which smart home predictions our respondents would like to see in the future.
Just over a quarter of respondents (26%) want smart technology that helps a home manage its own energy usage, moving the temperature up and down depending on the individual needs of the house.
Security is also a factor too, with 19% of respondents wanting advanced home safeguarding. This features smart locks, doorbells and cameras all running on an interconnected system and controlled by a single app.
Home Appliances set to be phased out
As smart tech becomes better and more popular, we’re likely to see traditional and more cumbersome home appliances phased out. Our respondents predict the following to go first:
Conclusion: Demand for Smart Tech is growing
We can’t deny it, smart technology is becoming more and more popular in homes right across the UK. And to get the best out of it, high-quality and superfast home broadband is essential to create an enhanced home network. That's why we're proud to offer the award-winning Amazon eero router, powered by Wi-Fi 6 technology, as standard with our fastest full fibre packages.
Together we can truly give your home the connection it deserves, at incredible TalkTalk value.
Conclusion: Demand for Smart Tech is growing
We can’t deny it, smart technology is becoming more and more popular in homes right across the UK. And to get the best out of it, high-quality and superfast home broadband is essential to create an enhanced home network. That's why we're proud to offer the award-winning Amazon eero router, powered by Wi-Fi 6 technology, as standard with our fastest full fibre packages.
Together we can truly give your home the connection it deserves, at incredible TalkTalk value.
