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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Cardiff West EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

59.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

12K

from 12K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Cardiff West

59.0%

rated A–C

6.2%

rated E–G

£921

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 Cardiff West

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
15.6%
C69–80
70
43.1%
D55–68
34.9%
E39–54
5.1%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in Cardiff West

A
310.3%
B
15.6%
1,889
C
43.1%
5,207
D
34.9%
4,212
E
6185.1%
F
930.8%
G
340.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCardiff WestNational AvgDifference
Heating£675/yr£782/yr▼ £107
Hot water£151/yr£184/yr▼ £33
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£921/yr£1,061/yr▼ £140

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
7,89765.4%
Flat
3,75031.0%
Maisonette
2321.9%
Bungalow
2051.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,07291.6%
Electric
9337.7%
Other
350.3%
Oil
280.2%
LPG
150.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 70737169676520202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
70
2023
70
2024
70

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