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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Dewsbury EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Dewsbury 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

50.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Dewsbury

50.7%

rated A–C

11.3%

rated E–G

£1,172

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 Dewsbury

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
14.8%
C69–80
35.6%
D55–68
67
38.0%
E39–54
8.7%
F21–38
1.8%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in Dewsbury

A
290.3%
B
14.8%
1,495
C
35.6%
3,596
D
38.0%
3,835
E
8.7%
882
F
1771.8%
G
820.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDewsburyNational AvgDifference
Heating£907/yr£782/yr▲ £125
Hot water£162/yr£184/yr▼ £22
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,172/yr£1,061/yr▲ £111

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
7,48174.1%
Flat
1,65316.4%
Bungalow
8998.9%
Maisonette
630.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,20791.2%
Electric
7457.4%
Other
670.7%
Oil
550.5%
LPG
190.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

93 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 69737068656220202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
68
2023
70
2024
69

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