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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Wirral South EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Wirral South

42.1%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,170

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 Wirral South

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
9.1%
C69–80
32.7%
D55–68
66
46.2%
E39–54
9.9%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in Wirral South

A
240.3%
B
9.1%
697
C
32.7%
2,506
D
46.2%
3,546
E
9.9%
761
F
931.2%
G
420.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWirral SouthNational AvgDifference
Heating£901/yr£782/yr▲ £119
Hot water£163/yr£184/yr▼ £21
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,170/yr£1,061/yr▲ £109

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
5,43270.8%
Flat
1,41818.5%
Bungalow
7329.5%
Maisonette
871.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,99491.4%
Electric
5827.6%
Oil
370.5%
Other
280.4%
LPG
140.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
23%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 67706866636120202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
66
2023
67
2024
67

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