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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Leigh EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

12K

from 12K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Leigh

60.9%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£888

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 Leigh

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
23.7%
C69–80
70
37.1%
D55–68
32.0%
E39–54
5.6%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Leigh

A
180.1%
B
23.7%
2,959
C
37.1%
4,619
D
32.0%
3,985
E
6975.6%
F
1341.1%
G
520.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLeighNational AvgDifference
Heating£642/yr£782/yr▼ £140
Hot water£153/yr£184/yr▼ £31
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£888/yr£1,061/yr▼ £173

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
9,31074.7%
Flat
2,21917.8%
Bungalow
8466.8%
Maisonette
890.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,95388.4%
Electric
1,34610.9%
Other
560.5%
LPG
240.2%
Oil
170.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 70, 2022: 71, 2023: 71, 2024: 70747271696720202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
70
2022
71
2023
71
2024
70

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