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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Wigan EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Wigan 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

56.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

11K

from 11K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Wigan

56.7%

rated A–C

7.8%

rated E–G

£989

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 Wigan

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
15.7%
C69–80
69
40.8%
D55–68
35.6%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in Wigan

A
220.2%
B
15.7%
1,708
C
40.8%
4,432
D
35.6%
3,869
E
7056.5%
F
1030.9%
G
360.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWiganNational AvgDifference
Heating£729/yr£782/yr▼ £53
Hot water£163/yr£184/yr▼ £21
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£989/yr£1,061/yr▼ £72

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
7,86972.4%
Flat
2,14519.7%
Bungalow
7206.6%
Maisonette
1381.3%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,41187.0%
Electric
1,32412.2%
Other
430.4%
Oil
280.3%
LPG
150.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 69737169676520202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
68
2022
70
2023
69
2024
69

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