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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.

312 councils6 excluded below the sample threshold
1,075,336 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: Median energy-efficiency score

Highest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Liverpool70.0 points3,80370.066.4%3.7%
2Knowsley70.0 points1,93870.062.6%6.2%
3Manchester70.0 points1,56270.059.7%6.9%
4Newport70.0 points1,34870.057.6%10.1%
5Merthyr Tydfil70.0 points86370.063.3%5.1%
6County Durham69.0 points18,18369.053.1%6.8%
7Kingston upon Hull, City of69.0 points4,99069.052.6%2.8%
8South Cambridgeshire69.0 points4,87969.050.9%15.2%
9Nottingham69.0 points4,36469.054.2%6.7%
10Warrington69.0 points4,22169.052.4%7.6%
11Telford and Wrekin69.0 points3,50769.056.3%7.8%
12Bolsover69.0 points3,26469.050.4%5.0%
13North Tyneside69.0 points3,20269.050.9%8.2%
14Caerphilly69.0 points2,93769.056.4%6.8%
15Halton69.0 points2,70969.054.5%5.7%
16Salford69.0 points2,15869.057.8%7.5%
17Welwyn Hatfield69.0 points1,81869.058.3%9.0%
18Burnley69.0 points1,79369.058.2%7.0%
19Cambridge69.0 points97369.056.5%8.2%
20Stevenage69.0 points58069.055.9%4.1%

Lowest values: Median energy-efficiency score

Lowest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Isles of Scilly49.0 points13649.08.8%54.4%
2Gwynedd56.0 points4,03256.020.5%47.8%
3Ceredigion57.0 points3,96557.021.5%41.7%
4Isle of Anglesey59.0 points4,72259.026.8%41.5%
5Cornwall61.0 points25,16961.029.5%34.2%
6Havering61.0 points3,62761.018.0%24.1%
7Southend-on-Sea61.0 points3,39861.014.9%25.0%
8Epsom and Ewell61.0 points97361.019.1%26.0%
9King's Lynn and West Norfolk62.0 points9,32762.027.4%26.3%
10Powys62.0 points4,84462.031.7%30.1%
11Castle Point62.0 points4,64362.016.4%19.8%
12Bexley62.0 points1,93162.018.5%21.4%
13Sevenoaks62.0 points1,83062.026.0%28.5%
14West Devon62.0 points1,69662.029.4%31.3%
15Croydon62.0 points1,43462.023.6%22.7%
16Tandridge62.0 points1,28162.022.3%23.6%
17Harrow62.0 points1,22562.023.8%24.5%
18Redbridge62.0 points1,19962.021.9%23.8%
19Sutton62.0 points77562.023.6%23.1%
20Enfield62.0 points75562.026.0%22.1%

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

100 certificates are required for bungalows. 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.