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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Workington EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Workington

42.7%

rated A–C

19.5%

rated E–G

£1,399

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 Workington

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
12.3%
C69–80
29.8%
D55–68
64
37.8%
E39–54
13.6%
F21–38
4.0%
G1–20
1.9%

EPC band distribution in Workington

A
580.6%
B
12.3%
1,129
C
29.8%
2,742
D
37.8%
3,473
E
13.6%
1,248
F
3644.0%
G
1781.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWorkingtonNational AvgDifference
Heating£1,102/yr£782/yr▲ £320
Hot water£188/yr£184/yr▲ £4
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£1,399/yr£1,061/yr▲ £338

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
6,79773.9%
Bungalow
1,19913.0%
Flat
1,03711.3%
Park home
830.9%
Maisonette
760.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,16378.1%
Electric
97210.6%
Oil
5646.2%
LPG
2612.8%
Other
2082.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
21%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 62, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 67706765625920202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
62
2022
65
2023
65
2024
67

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