Skip to main content

Local authority energy-performance profile

Babergh EPC ratings and energy costs

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

Compare with another area →

Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

14K

from 15K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Babergh

54.6%

rated A–C

16.8%

rated E–G

£1,177

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.

Latest official local-authority table

Updated through 30 June 2026

43,181

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

42.7%

rated C or above

23.9%

rated E, F or G

The current MHCLG live table counts certificate lodgements, not unique homes. It complements the more detailed 2020–2025 EPCScore analysis below.

Housing market context — May 2026

Average property price

£325,407

Annual change

+1.5%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£477,680
semi-detached£306,395
terraced£236,304
flat£149,504

UK HPI figures are provisional and can be revised. They describe the whole local housing market; EPCScore does not infer that EPC ratings caused local price levels or changes. View the official UK HPI ↗

Fuel poverty context — 2024

10.7%

of households estimated fuel poor

4,519

estimated fuel-poor households

Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE)

official measure

DESNZ publishes these modelled estimates for England to identify broad patterns and particularly high or low fuel poverty. They are not a count of people and should not be treated as a causal result of local EPC ratings. View the official release ↗

Average EPC score in Babergh

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
20.9%
C69–80
31.9%
D55–68
68
28.6%
E39–54
12.9%
F21–38
3.2%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Babergh

A
2761.8%
B
20.9%
3,121
C
31.9%
4,754
D
28.6%
4,270
E
12.9%
1,931
F
4783.2%
G
940.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBaberghNational AvgDifference
Heating£864/yr£782/yr▲ £82
Hot water£204/yr£184/yr▲ £20
Lighting£109/yr£95/yr▲ £14
Total£1,177/yr£1,061/yr▲ £116

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
10,78972.3%
Bungalow
2,37115.9%
Flat
1,49410.0%
Maisonette
2691.8%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,98761.0%
Electric
3,07220.9%
Oil
2,34615.9%
LPG
2081.4%
Other
1200.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

100 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 697270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
68
2022
68
2023
69
2024
68
2025
69

What to do next