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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Bishop Auckland EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

52.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Bishop Auckland

52.4%

rated A–C

14.0%

rated E–G

£1,227

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 Bishop Auckland

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
12.7%
C69–80
38.5%
D55–68
67
33.6%
E39–54
10.8%
F21–38
2.2%
G1–20
1.0%

EPC band distribution in Bishop Auckland

A
1681.2%
B
12.7%
1,712
C
38.5%
5,196
D
33.6%
4,532
E
10.8%
1,453
F
3002.2%
G
1351.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBishop AucklandNational AvgDifference
Heating£955/yr£782/yr▲ £173
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,227/yr£1,061/yr▲ £166

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
10,28576.2%
Bungalow
1,83813.6%
Flat
1,3099.7%
Maisonette
510.4%
Park home
130.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,26383.7%
Electric
1,1038.2%
Oil
7765.8%
Other
2321.7%
LPG
880.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 70737067636020202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
65
2022
67
2023
69
2024
70

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