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Home energy efficiency by council

Compare domestic EPC scores and rating bands across England and Wales, with separate views for houses, flats, bungalows and maisonettes.

318 councils0 excluded below the sample threshold
13,717,362 EPCsLatest valid certificate per matched property
10-year windowCertificates valid at the refresh date

Measure

Property type

EPC records are not a census of every home. They cover properties assessed for sale, letting, construction or another qualifying event. Local property age, type and tenure can affect comparisons. Potential scores assume recommended improvements are completed.

Highest values: Homes rated A to C

Highest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Tower Hamlets81.7%89,59978.081.7%3.0%
2Knowsley76.2%36,65673.076.2%4.3%
3City of London73.5%8,45076.073.5%5.8%
4Salford72.3%78,47073.072.3%5.2%
5Southwark71.4%73,87074.071.4%5.2%
6Milton Keynes70.7%64,69373.070.7%4.6%
7Telford and Wrekin70.2%42,16172.070.2%5.4%
8Hackney69.9%56,87073.069.9%4.9%
9Crawley69.1%23,56072.069.1%4.8%
10Manchester68.3%152,06072.068.3%5.4%
11South Cambridgeshire67.4%40,82574.067.4%9.6%
12Basingstoke and Deane67.3%42,54472.067.3%7.3%
13Eastleigh67.2%27,68072.067.2%5.3%
14Welwyn Hatfield67.1%28,85571.067.1%5.5%
15Bracknell Forest66.7%28,44571.066.7%4.6%
16Islington66.6%63,24372.066.6%5.4%
17Newham66.5%86,80672.066.5%4.0%
18Harlow66.1%23,92071.066.1%4.3%
19Wokingham66.1%39,45372.066.1%6.2%
20Westminster66.0%79,81372.066.0%7.4%

Lowest values: Homes rated A to C

Lowest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Isles of Scilly13.8%59349.013.8%60.2%
2Gwynedd32.3%27,29962.032.3%35.1%
3Ceredigion32.4%18,33261.032.4%36.7%
4Castle Point35.8%16,27165.035.8%14.8%
5Staffordshire Moorlands38.0%16,34566.038.0%19.3%
6Isle of Anglesey38.9%17,96464.038.9%32.0%
7Powys39.6%29,64964.039.6%30.2%
8Southend-on-Sea39.7%41,09066.039.7%15.1%
9North Norfolk39.9%28,07165.039.9%24.1%
10Carmarthenshire40.4%41,12966.040.4%22.1%
11Pembrokeshire40.8%28,19565.040.8%25.4%
12Conwy40.8%28,37666.040.8%18.9%
13Westmorland and Furness41.2%54,58866.041.2%21.4%
14Pendle41.5%19,23466.041.5%15.8%
15Denbighshire42.1%21,85466.042.1%20.5%
16Derbyshire Dales43.3%17,13966.043.3%21.0%
17Hyndburn43.8%17,79467.043.8%12.5%
18Lancaster44.0%31,11767.044.0%14.2%
19Blackpool44.1%37,53967.044.1%13.6%
20King's Lynn and West Norfolk44.9%38,32167.044.9%21.1%

Methodology and limitations

Certificate selection

The latest valid domestic EPC per UPRN, lodged within the preceding 10 years and mapped to current council geography.

Sample threshold

500 certificates are required for all homes. This reduces unstable comparisons from small samples.

Measures

Median scores use EPC points. Rating shares show the percentage in bands A–C or E–G. Improvement potential is the median difference between current and potential scores.

Interpretation

These figures describe assessed properties, not every dwelling. They do not directly measure bills, household energy use, carbon emissions or retrofit cost.

Sources: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Domestic Energy Performance Certificates; ONS UPRN Directory. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.