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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Bedford EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Bedford score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

58.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

14K

from 15K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Bedford

58.3%

rated A–C

9.2%

rated E–G

£927

certificate-estimated annual cost

Cost figures are averages of estimates recorded on EPCs at different dates. They are useful for comparing areas, but they are not a forecast of a current household bill.

Average EPC score in Bedford

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
10.0%
C69–80
69
48.0%
D55–68
32.5%
E39–54
8.3%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in Bedford

A
520.4%
B
10.0%
1,461
C
48.0%
7,037
D
32.5%
4,770
E
8.3%
1,214
F
1030.7%
G
370.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBedfordNational AvgDifference
Heating£669/yr£782/yr▼ £113
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£927/yr£1,061/yr▼ £134

These values come from certificate assessments and reflect standardised occupancy assumptions and energy prices used when each EPC was produced. They are not live tariffs.

Property types in the dataset

House
8,29156.5%
Flat
5,33936.4%
Bungalow
6584.5%
Maisonette
3852.6%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,79380.8%
Electric
2,76018.9%
Other
380.3%
Oil
80.1%
LPG
40.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 70737168666320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
69
2023
70
2024
70

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