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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
4,067,519 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
1South Cambridgeshire82.0 points6,94482.090.2%2.2%
2Barking and Dagenham80.0 points17,90780.080.6%4.3%
3Dartford80.0 points10,29980.085.7%2.4%
4Tower Hamlets79.0 points74,81779.085.7%2.4%
5Newham78.0 points54,88078.080.4%2.5%
6Greenwich78.0 points40,78278.080.6%3.2%
7Milton Keynes78.0 points17,13278.085.8%2.8%
8Watford78.0 points11,67278.079.1%3.4%
9Wokingham78.0 points7,94278.083.5%3.7%
10Tonbridge and Malling78.0 points5,81978.083.6%4.0%
11Manchester77.0 points76,65377.082.1%4.0%
12Salford77.0 points36,50177.085.0%3.6%
13Cambridge77.0 points12,99177.082.3%3.6%
14South Gloucestershire77.0 points12,55677.080.3%5.7%
15Basingstoke and Deane77.0 points9,65877.082.6%3.5%
16Crawley77.0 points8,48277.083.7%2.6%
17Runnymede77.0 points8,09077.080.1%4.9%
18Ashford77.0 points6,05577.082.3%4.0%
19Uttlesford77.0 points3,12877.078.2%5.3%
20Southwark76.0 points56,65376.077.6%3.7%

Lowest values: Median energy-efficiency score

Lowest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Isles of Scilly55.0 points12655.027.8%49.2%
2Southend-on-Sea69.0 points19,30169.051.9%10.9%
3Torbay69.0 points12,94069.052.9%15.3%
4Blackpool69.0 points12,78769.052.7%17.5%
5Worthing70.0 points12,47070.056.1%14.6%
6Hastings70.0 points9,99270.057.6%12.3%
7Conwy70.0 points7,56270.059.3%10.7%
8Fylde70.0 points5,52070.054.9%13.1%
9East Lindsey70.0 points4,54270.056.5%16.1%
10Pembrokeshire70.0 points4,07670.056.7%15.9%
11Gwynedd70.0 points3,62570.056.3%16.4%
12Ceredigion70.0 points2,87470.057.8%16.0%
13Torridge70.0 points1,94370.054.6%16.2%
14Brighton and Hove71.0 points43,80871.061.5%10.1%
15Kensington and Chelsea71.0 points41,54471.062.0%7.6%
16Enfield71.0 points32,63471.063.8%7.5%
17North Yorkshire71.0 points27,04871.062.6%10.5%
18Richmond upon Thames71.0 points21,42171.062.4%7.5%
19Cheltenham71.0 points11,21671.061.3%11.1%
20South Tyneside71.0 points10,63471.067.7%5.1%

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 flats. 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.