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County energy-performance profile

Devon EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Devon 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

51.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

136K

from 142K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Devon

51.2%

rated A–C

18.8%

rated E–G

£1,210

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 Devon

A92+
2.7%
B81–91
15.4%
C69–80
33.1%
D55–68
66
30.0%
E39–54
13.3%
F21–38
4.1%
G1–20
1.4%

EPC band distribution in Devon

A
3,8682.7%
B
15.4%
21,922
C
33.1%
46,968
D
30.0%
42,573
E
13.3%
18,830
F
5,8634.1%
G
2,0561.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDevonNational AvgDifference
Heating£898/yr£782/yr £116
Hot water£209/yr£184/yr £25
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr £8
Total£1,210/yr£1,061/yr £149

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
93,41665.7%
Flat
26,55618.7%
Bungalow
19,42113.7%
Maisonette
2,4871.8%
Park home
2000.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
88,36364.0%
Electric
30,35522.0%
Oil
13,2059.6%
LPG
3,4192.5%
Other
2,7762.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

98

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 697269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
66
2023
67
2024
68
2025
69

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