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Local authority energy-performance profile

Carmarthenshire EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

40.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

29K

from 31K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Carmarthenshire

40.8%

rated A–C

22.1%

rated E–G

£1,344

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

89,353

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

31.7%

rated C or above

34.0%

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

£195,515

Annual change

+4.7%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£279,925
semi-detached£179,851
terraced£146,869
flat£92,167

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 ↗

Average EPC score in Carmarthenshire

A92+
2.7%
B81–91
7.7%
C69–80
30.4%
D55–68
63
37.0%
E39–54
15.5%
F21–38
4.8%
G1–20
1.8%

EPC band distribution in Carmarthenshire

A
8372.7%
B
2,3997.7%
C
30.4%
9,448
D
37.0%
11,502
E
15.5%
4,799
F
1,5034.8%
G
5711.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCarmarthenshireNational AvgDifference
Heating£1,021/yr£782/yr▲ £239
Hot water£216/yr£184/yr▲ £32
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,344/yr£1,061/yr▲ £283

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
21,83370.3%
Bungalow
5,25816.9%
Flat
3,76612.1%
Maisonette
1660.5%
Park home
360.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
18,48459.8%
Oil
6,97122.6%
Electric
3,73212.1%
LPG
9963.2%
Other
7232.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

99 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 61, 2022: 62, 2023: 63, 2024: 65, 2025: 677067646057202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
61
2022
62
2023
63
2024
65
2025
67

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