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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 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

54.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

54.9%

rated A–C

6.9%

rated E–G

£1,041

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 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
5.2%
C69–80
49.1%
D55–68
68
38.2%
E39–54
5.7%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

A
610.6%
B
4915.2%
C
49.1%
4,670
D
38.2%
3,635
E
5455.7%
F
700.7%
G
430.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyNational AvgDifference
Heating£811/yr£782/yr▲ £29
Hot water£136/yr£184/yr▼ £48
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,041/yr£1,061/yr▼ £20

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
7,87282.7%
Flat
98310.3%
Bungalow
5946.2%
Maisonette
660.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,21096.8%
Electric
1791.9%
Other
640.7%
Oil
390.4%
LPG
230.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
27%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
24%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 70737169666420202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
68
2023
69
2024
70

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