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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

City of Chester EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in City of Chester 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

57.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about City of Chester

57.1%

rated A–C

11.1%

rated E–G

£1,025

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 City of Chester

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
14.2%
C69–80
69
42.1%
D55–68
31.8%
E39–54
9.2%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in City of Chester

A
1030.8%
B
14.2%
1,897
C
42.1%
5,602
D
31.8%
4,231
E
9.2%
1,221
F
2131.6%
G
490.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCity of ChesterNational AvgDifference
Heating£749/yr£782/yr▼ £33
Hot water£178/yr£184/yr▼ £6
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,025/yr£1,061/yr▼ £36

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
8,04160.4%
Flat
4,10230.8%
Bungalow
9457.1%
Maisonette
2281.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,59080.0%
Electric
2,38418.0%
Oil
1341.0%
Other
800.6%
LPG
520.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 70737168666320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
69
2023
70
2024
70

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