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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

West Lancashire EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in West Lancashire 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

59.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

14K

from 15K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about West Lancashire

59.8%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£1,194

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 West Lancashire

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
15.8%
C69–80
69
43.8%
D55–68
33.1%
E39–54
5.1%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in West Lancashire

A
230.2%
B
15.8%
2,306
C
43.8%
6,388
D
33.1%
4,817
E
7455.1%
F
2171.5%
G
720.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWest LancashireNational AvgDifference
Heating£889/yr£782/yr▲ £107
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,194/yr£1,061/yr▲ £133

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
9,84267.6%
Flat
2,98120.5%
Bungalow
1,4419.9%
Maisonette
3032.1%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
13,10590.1%
Electric
9486.5%
Oil
2531.7%
LPG
1521.0%
Other
860.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
33%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 71747270676520202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
69
2022
68
2023
70
2024
71

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