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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Kensington EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Kensington 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

55.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

22K

from 23K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Kensington

55.0%

rated A–C

9.6%

rated E–G

£979

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 Kensington

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
6.1%
C69–80
48.9%
D55–68
68
35.4%
E39–54
8.1%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Kensington

A
40.0%
B
1,4056.1%
C
48.9%
11,240
D
35.4%
8,135
E
8.1%
1,861
F
2581.1%
G
870.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeKensingtonNational AvgDifference
Heating£713/yr£782/yr▼ £69
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£979/yr£1,061/yr▼ £82

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

Flat
19,21383.6%
House
2,55111.1%
Maisonette
1,2215.3%
Bungalow
50.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
18,68483.5%
Electric
3,47515.5%
Other
1760.8%
LPG
220.1%
Oil
90.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
40%
1900–1929
29%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
4%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 68716967656320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
68
2023
68
2024
68

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