Independent EPC area intelligence
Understand the energy efficiency of any area
Compare EPC ratings, likely energy costs, emissions and improvement potential across postcode districts, councils and counties in England and Wales.
Latest official release
29.8M
domestic EPC lodgements since 2008
44.9%
certificates rated C or above
464K
domestic EPCs in Q2 2026
Certificates are not properties: one home can have several EPCs, and many homes have none. Read the methodology.
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How England and Wales score
The official distribution includes domestic certificates lodged since 2008. EPCScore's deeper area analysis uses 9.9M certificates covering 9.5M distinct property references from 2020–2025.
Distribution of 29,758,272 domestic EPC lodgements in MHCLG live table D1, through 30 June 2026.
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Highest share rated C or above
Highest share rated E, F or G
Rankings use all domestic EPC lodgements in the current MHCLG live tables and include mapped authorities with at least 5,000 lodgements. They do not rank the entire housing stock.
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