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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Wantage EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

19K

from 20K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Wantage

65.0%

rated A–C

10.6%

rated E–G

£1,049

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 Wantage

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
32.1%
C69–80
71
31.8%
D55–68
24.4%
E39–54
8.5%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Wantage

A
2151.1%
B
32.1%
6,445
C
31.8%
6,373
D
24.4%
4,901
E
8.5%
1,704
F
3471.7%
G
760.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWantageNational AvgDifference
Heating£765/yr£782/yr▼ £17
Hot water£178/yr£184/yr▼ £6
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,049/yr£1,061/yr▼ £12

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
15,13375.4%
Flat
3,00815.0%
Bungalow
1,4647.3%
Maisonette
4122.1%
Park home
440.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
15,77379.0%
Electric
3,01615.1%
Oil
8504.3%
LPG
2401.2%
Other
920.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

100 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
29%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 72, 2021: 71, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 71757372706820202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
72
2021
71
2022
72
2023
71
2024
71

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