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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Preston EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

59.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

12K

from 12K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Preston

59.4%

rated A–C

9.3%

rated E–G

£920

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 Preston

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
15.9%
C69–80
69
43.1%
D55–68
31.3%
E39–54
7.2%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Preston

A
420.3%
B
15.9%
1,939
C
43.1%
5,241
D
31.3%
3,812
E
8767.2%
F
1781.5%
G
730.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePrestonNational AvgDifference
Heating£659/yr£782/yr▼ £123
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£920/yr£1,061/yr▼ £141

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
6,87756.5%
Flat
4,84439.8%
Bungalow
2712.2%
Maisonette
1691.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,61371.3%
Electric
3,30627.4%
Other
1561.3%
LPG
50.0%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

71 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 71, 2023: 71, 2024: 70747169666320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
71
2023
71
2024
70

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