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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Gainsborough EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Gainsborough 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

53.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

15K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Gainsborough

53.1%

rated A–C

15.3%

rated E–G

£1,156

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 Gainsborough

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
16.1%
C69–80
36.2%
D55–68
67
31.6%
E39–54
12.0%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in Gainsborough

A
1370.9%
B
16.1%
2,523
C
36.2%
5,690
D
31.6%
4,962
E
12.0%
1,887
F
4102.6%
G
1090.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGainsboroughNational AvgDifference
Heating£873/yr£782/yr▲ £91
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,156/yr£1,061/yr▲ £95

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
11,30771.9%
Bungalow
3,01619.2%
Flat
1,3068.3%
Maisonette
800.5%
Park home
90.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,47173.2%
Electric
1,89112.1%
Oil
1,76211.2%
LPG
2881.8%
Other
2621.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 69727068656320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
68
2023
68
2024
69

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