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Local authority energy-performance profile

Copeland EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Copeland 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

38.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Copeland

38.7%

rated A–C

20.9%

rated E–G

£1,120

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 31 March 2023

26,339

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

29.6%

rated C or above

26.8%

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.

Average EPC score in Copeland

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
9.8%
C69–80
28.8%
D55–68
63
40.4%
E39–54
14.6%
F21–38
4.1%
G1–20
2.1%

EPC band distribution in Copeland

A
30.1%
B
9.8%
494
C
28.8%
1,447
D
40.4%
2,026
E
14.6%
735
F
2074.1%
G
1072.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCopelandNational AvgDifference
Heating£892/yr£782/yr▲ £110
Hot water£137/yr£184/yr▼ £47
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,120/yr£1,061/yr▲ £59

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
3,66072.9%
Flat
65313.0%
Bungalow
63112.6%
Park home
430.9%
Maisonette
320.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,14882.7%
Electric
4559.1%
Oil
1773.5%
Other
1242.5%
LPG
1102.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 63, 2022: 64, 2023: 6267656361592020202120222023Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
63
2022
64
2023
62

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