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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Harlow EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

67.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

14K

from 14K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Harlow

67.0%

rated A–C

4.4%

rated E–G

£875

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 Harlow

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
17.0%
C69–80
71
49.8%
D55–68
28.6%
E39–54
3.7%
F21–38
0.5%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in Harlow

A
330.2%
B
17.0%
2,405
C
49.8%
7,042
D
28.6%
4,038
E
5273.7%
F
770.5%
G
190.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHarlowNational AvgDifference
Heating£609/yr£782/yr▼ £173
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£875/yr£1,061/yr▼ £186

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
8,00456.6%
Flat
5,12536.2%
Bungalow
6384.5%
Maisonette
3742.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
12,59389.8%
Electric
1,2809.1%
Oil
950.7%
Other
260.2%
LPG
240.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
37%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 71, 2022: 70, 2023: 72, 2024: 71757371696720202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
71
2022
70
2023
72
2024
71

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