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County energy-performance profile

Leicestershire EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Leicestershire 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

58.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

108K

from 112K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Leicestershire

58.5%

rated A–C

9.8%

rated E–G

£1,100

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 Leicestershire

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
19.2%
C69–80
69
38.1%
D55–68
31.6%
E39–54
7.9%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Leicestershire

A
1,3961.2%
B
19.2%
21,494
C
38.1%
42,630
D
31.6%
35,400
E
8,8757.9%
F
1,6461.5%
G
4780.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLeicestershireNational AvgDifference
Heating£824/yr£782/yr £42
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr £7
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr £4
Total£1,100/yr£1,061/yr £39

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
82,88574.1%
Flat
15,25113.6%
Bungalow
12,41911.1%
Maisonette
1,3451.2%
Park home
190.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
96,40986.5%
Electric
10,9919.9%
Oil
2,7382.5%
LPG
7890.7%
Other
5830.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

93

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 717472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
69
2023
70
2024
70
2025
71

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