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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

The Cotswolds EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

41.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 14K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about The Cotswolds

41.6%

rated A–C

28.9%

rated E–G

£1,440

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 The Cotswolds

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
12.4%
C69–80
27.5%
D55–68
63
29.5%
E39–54
21.8%
F21–38
5.7%
G1–20
1.5%

EPC band distribution in The Cotswolds

A
2311.6%
B
12.4%
1,793
C
27.5%
3,970
D
29.5%
4,253
E
21.8%
3,139
F
8185.7%
G
2171.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeThe CotswoldsNational AvgDifference
Heating£1,122/yr£782/yr▲ £340
Hot water£201/yr£184/yr▲ £17
Lighting£117/yr£95/yr▲ £22
Total£1,440/yr£1,061/yr▲ £379

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
10,56673.3%
Flat
2,35816.4%
Bungalow
1,2728.8%
Maisonette
1781.2%
Park home
470.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,81455.0%
Electric
3,37623.7%
Oil
2,39716.9%
LPG
4423.1%
Other
1871.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

114 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
25%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 62, 2022: 64, 2023: 64, 2024: 65686663615820202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
62
2022
64
2023
64
2024
65

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