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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.

314 councils4 excluded below the sample threshold
328,749 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 Cambridgeshire78.0 points53378.079.2%4.5%
2Mid Suffolk77.0 points27777.071.1%10.5%
3Forest of Dean77.0 points16777.074.9%11.4%
4Merthyr Tydfil77.0 points14177.089.4%2.1%
5St. Helens77.0 points12677.080.2%9.5%
6Warrington76.0 points29876.082.9%4.4%
7East Staffordshire76.0 points29476.079.3%5.4%
8North Kesteven76.0 points18076.080.6%5.0%
9Wigan75.0 points42775.074.2%7.0%
10Knowsley75.0 points34375.085.4%3.8%
11North East Lincolnshire75.0 points30475.076.3%7.6%
12Torfaen75.0 points23475.077.8%3.0%
13North West Leicestershire75.0 points23075.073.5%9.6%
14Colchester74.0 points1,48074.072.9%6.8%
15Derby74.0 points1,41074.085.0%4.1%
16North Northamptonshire74.0 points1,30074.065.7%8.2%
17Vale of White Horse74.0 points95374.073.2%6.4%
18Huntingdonshire74.0 points70974.069.5%10.4%
19Peterborough74.0 points60374.074.1%6.1%
20North East Derbyshire74.0 points58174.083.8%3.3%

Lowest values: Median energy-efficiency score

Lowest values
RankCouncil areaSelected valueEPCsMedian scoreA–CE–G
1Isle of Anglesey61.0 points12561.033.6%34.4%
2Southend-on-Sea62.0 points1,54362.029.5%27.2%
3Gwynedd62.0 points48662.034.6%31.7%
4Blackpool62.0 points45562.035.2%28.1%
5Staffordshire Moorlands62.0 points11562.033.9%34.8%
6Torbay64.0 points1,03464.037.3%23.0%
7South Hams64.0 points63864.041.2%27.7%
8Fylde64.0 points20564.037.6%24.4%
9Southampton65.0 points2,31165.040.5%23.7%
10Lancaster65.0 points50165.038.9%22.4%
11Conwy65.0 points49065.037.1%19.6%
12Ceredigion65.0 points34565.040.0%27.5%
13Darlington65.0 points12665.044.4%24.6%
14Bolsover65.0 points11565.042.6%27.8%
15Brighton and Hove66.0 points3,39366.042.2%13.3%
16Wirral66.0 points77066.043.6%18.2%
17Teignbridge66.0 points56966.042.7%20.0%
18North Tyneside66.0 points56566.040.2%14.5%
19Rother66.0 points43866.041.6%18.7%
20North Devon66.0 points43366.043.9%21.7%

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 maisonettes. 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.