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County energy-performance profile

West Sussex EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

133K

from 139K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about West Sussex

56.0%

rated A–C

12.8%

rated E–G

£1,078

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 West Sussex

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
16.5%
C69–80
38.3%
D55–68
68
31.2%
E39–54
10.2%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in West Sussex

A
1,6711.2%
B
16.5%
22,845
C
38.3%
53,195
D
31.2%
43,368
E
10.2%
14,154
F
2,8962.1%
G
7190.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWest SussexNational AvgDifference
Heating£782/yr£782/yr
Hot water£195/yr£184/yr £11
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr £6
Total£1,078/yr£1,061/yr £17

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
79,49657.3%
Flat
41,07229.6%
Bungalow
13,6929.9%
Maisonette
3,5682.6%
Park home
1,0200.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
105,40676.5%
Electric
25,09618.2%
Oil
5,0063.6%
LPG
1,4831.1%
Other
7360.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

92

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
68
2023
69
2024
69
2025
70

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