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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Sittingbourne and Sheppey EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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

56.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 14K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Sittingbourne and Sheppey

56.7%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£949

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 Sittingbourne and Sheppey

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
15.1%
C69–80
40.8%
D55–68
68
31.6%
E39–54
9.2%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Sittingbourne and Sheppey

A
1160.9%
B
15.1%
2,052
C
40.8%
5,551
D
31.6%
4,298
E
9.2%
1,254
F
2651.9%
G
800.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSittingbourne and SheppeyNational AvgDifference
Heating£684/yr£782/yr▼ £98
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£949/yr£1,061/yr▼ £112

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
9,67271.0%
Flat
2,27516.7%
Bungalow
1,43310.5%
Maisonette
2331.7%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,62385.4%
Electric
1,58511.7%
Oil
2131.6%
Other
950.7%
LPG
880.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 69737169666420202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
68
2023
70
2024
69

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