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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Tunbridge Wells EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

15K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Tunbridge Wells

51.1%

rated A–C

15.3%

rated E–G

£1,136

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 Tunbridge Wells

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
17.0%
C69–80
33.5%
D55–68
67
33.6%
E39–54
12.1%
F21–38
2.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Tunbridge Wells

A
990.6%
B
17.0%
2,632
C
33.5%
5,200
D
33.6%
5,204
E
12.1%
1,880
F
3952.5%
G
990.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeTunbridge WellsNational AvgDifference
Heating£843/yr£782/yr▲ £61
Hot water£191/yr£184/yr▲ £7
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,136/yr£1,061/yr▲ £75

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
8,83657.0%
Flat
5,57235.9%
Bungalow
6764.4%
Maisonette
4252.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,94370.7%
Electric
3,41722.1%
Oil
7865.1%
LPG
2441.6%
Other
920.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 68726967646120202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
68
2023
69
2024
68

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