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County energy-performance profile

Cambridgeshire EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Cambridgeshire 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

63.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

111K

from 116K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Cambridgeshire

63.4%

rated A–C

10.0%

rated E–G

£1,032

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 Cambridgeshire

A92+
2.7%
B81–91
22.6%
C69–80
71
38.1%
D55–68
26.7%
E39–54
8.0%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Cambridgeshire

A
3,0982.7%
B
22.6%
26,252
C
38.1%
44,310
D
26.7%
30,995
E
9,2588.0%
F
1,8781.6%
G
4300.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCambridgeshireNational AvgDifference
Heating£747/yr£782/yr £35
Hot water£185/yr£184/yr £1
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr £5
Total£1,032/yr£1,061/yr £29

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
78,43467.5%
Flat
21,93918.9%
Bungalow
13,72311.8%
Maisonette
2,1031.8%
Park home
220.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
84,98174.6%
Electric
18,62916.4%
Oil
8,8277.7%
LPG
9400.8%
Other
5470.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

95

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 69, 2022: 71, 2023: 72, 2024: 72, 2025: 737674716966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
69
2022
71
2023
72
2024
72
2025
73

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