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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Reading West EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Reading West 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

54.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

12K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Reading West

54.8%

rated A–C

10.3%

rated E–G

£930

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 Reading West

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
12.2%
C69–80
42.3%
D55–68
68
34.8%
E39–54
8.9%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Reading West

A
330.3%
B
12.2%
1,589
C
42.3%
5,499
D
34.8%
4,521
E
8.9%
1,150
F
1401.1%
G
540.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeReading WestNational AvgDifference
Heating£662/yr£782/yr▼ £120
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£930/yr£1,061/yr▼ £131

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
7,07854.5%
Flat
5,06239.0%
Bungalow
4433.4%
Maisonette
4033.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,14479.1%
Electric
2,59320.2%
Oil
450.4%
Other
420.3%
LPG
80.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 69737168666320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
70
2023
69
2024
69

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