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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Ipswich EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

15K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Ipswich

54.8%

rated A–C

9.7%

rated E–G

£1,002

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 Ipswich

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
8.3%
C69–80
46.4%
D55–68
68
35.5%
E39–54
7.9%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Ipswich

A
150.1%
B
8.3%
1,296
C
46.4%
7,240
D
35.5%
5,535
E
1,2327.9%
F
2151.4%
G
700.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIpswichNational AvgDifference
Heating£725/yr£782/yr▼ £57
Hot water£181/yr£184/yr▼ £3
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,002/yr£1,061/yr▼ £59

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
8,61755.2%
Flat
5,95838.2%
Bungalow
7835.0%
Maisonette
2451.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,72675.2%
Electric
3,77724.2%
Other
580.4%
Oil
140.1%
LPG
80.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
9%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

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

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