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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Blackburn EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

58.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

12K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Blackburn

58.2%

rated A–C

9.8%

rated E–G

£1,096

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 Blackburn

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
15.8%
C69–80
42.1%
D55–68
68
32.1%
E39–54
7.2%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in Blackburn

A
250.2%
B
15.8%
2,002
C
42.1%
5,323
D
32.1%
4,052
E
9047.2%
F
2341.9%
G
970.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBlackburnNational AvgDifference
Heating£823/yr£782/yr▲ £41
Hot water£172/yr£184/yr▼ £12
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,096/yr£1,061/yr▲ £35

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
8,94770.8%
Flat
2,91623.1%
Bungalow
6795.4%
Maisonette
950.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,18589.1%
Electric
1,28010.2%
Other
720.6%
Oil
110.1%
LPG
100.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

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

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