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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Manchester Central EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 75

6.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

79.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+7

average score points

Properties represented

36K

from 37K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Manchester Central

79.3%

rated A–C

4.6%

rated E–G

£730

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 Manchester Central

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
37.9%
C69–80
75
41.0%
D55–68
16.1%
E39–54
4.0%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in Manchester Central

A
1550.4%
B
37.9%
13,905
C
41.0%
15,030
D
16.1%
5,924
E
1,4684.0%
F
1450.4%
G
630.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeManchester CentralNational AvgDifference
Heating£415/yr£782/yr▼ £367
Hot water£235/yr£184/yr▲ £51
Lighting£80/yr£95/yr▼ £15
Total£730/yr£1,061/yr▼ £331

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
25,22368.7%
House
10,72329.2%
Maisonette
5431.5%
Bungalow
2010.5%

Main heating fuel

Electric
20,40159.3%
Mains gas
13,92940.5%
Other
570.2%
LPG
60.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

69 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
5%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
12%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
33%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 76, 2021: 75, 2022: 72, 2023: 75, 2024: 78817875726920202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
76
2021
75
2022
72
2023
75
2024
78

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