Type of Houses

[Barcombeboy]

If you are looking for a new house the most important thing must be insulation. From the point of heat conservation and energy efficiency the UK housing stock is one of the worst in Europe... and we are still building houses that requires heaps of energy to keep them warm (blame the government and the large building companies). A well built eco-house can require little of no heating source. When the SHTF the last property I'd want to be living in would be an old farmhouse. Your still going to get old, humping large amounts of wood a around is not always going to be an option.
If you are looking for a new property you should consider an energy efficient house, solar panels, wind turbine and ground source heat pump. If you don't get heating right you can stock all the food you like but you'll still freeze or run out of fuel.