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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Saffron Walden EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Saffron Walden 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

57.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Saffron Walden

57.4%

rated A–C

15.2%

rated E–G

£1,164

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 Saffron Walden

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
26.7%
C69–80
69
29.4%
D55–68
27.4%
E39–54
11.5%
F21–38
3.0%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in Saffron Walden

A
1741.3%
B
26.7%
3,598
C
29.4%
3,963
D
27.4%
3,698
E
11.5%
1,546
F
4083.0%
G
930.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSaffron WaldenNational AvgDifference
Heating£858/yr£782/yr▲ £76
Hot water£192/yr£184/yr▲ £8
Lighting£114/yr£95/yr▲ £19
Total£1,164/yr£1,061/yr▲ £103

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
9,87773.3%
Flat
2,17116.1%
Bungalow
1,1718.7%
Maisonette
2581.9%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,77065.6%
Electric
2,47418.5%
Oil
1,90614.2%
LPG
1481.1%
Other
810.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

111 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
25%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 71, 2024: 72757270676420202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
68
2023
71
2024
72

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