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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

16K

from 17K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

50.7%

rated A–C

10.8%

rated E–G

£988

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 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
8.4%
C69–80
42.2%
D55–68
67
38.6%
E39–54
8.6%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

A
90.1%
B
8.4%
1,386
C
42.2%
6,965
D
38.6%
6,366
E
8.6%
1,426
F
2461.5%
G
1030.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportNational AvgDifference
Heating£736/yr£782/yr▼ £46
Hot water£162/yr£184/yr▼ £22
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£988/yr£1,061/yr▼ £73

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
8,83953.6%
House
6,59440.0%
Maisonette
8835.4%
Bungalow
1851.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
13,02980.6%
Electric
2,97718.4%
Other
1440.9%
LPG
100.1%
Oil
60.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
23%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 68716967646220202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
67
2023
68
2024
68

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