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Local authority energy-performance profile

Cotswold EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

15K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Cotswold

44.2%

rated A–C

27.3%

rated E–G

£1,487

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

48,999

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

39.4%

rated C or above

29.8%

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.

Housing market context — May 2026

Average property price

£408,433

Annual change

+3.9%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£656,579
semi-detached£389,548
terraced£331,355
flat£200,890

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

11.7%

of households estimated fuel poor

5,060

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 Cotswold

A92+
1.7%
B81–91
12.8%
C69–80
29.8%
D55–68
64
28.5%
E39–54
20.4%
F21–38
5.4%
G1–20
1.4%

EPC band distribution in Cotswold

A
2781.7%
B
12.8%
2,092
C
29.8%
4,888
D
28.5%
4,676
E
20.4%
3,342
F
8945.4%
G
2361.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCotswoldNational AvgDifference
Heating£1,158/yr£782/yr▲ £376
Hot water£214/yr£184/yr▲ £30
Lighting£115/yr£95/yr▲ £20
Total£1,487/yr£1,061/yr▲ £426

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
12,24074.6%
Flat
2,50715.3%
Bungalow
1,4078.6%
Maisonette
2181.3%
Park home
340.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,58953.0%
Electric
4,08025.2%
Oil
2,84217.6%
LPG
4732.9%
Other
2091.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

116 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
24%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 61, 2022: 64, 2023: 64, 2024: 66, 2025: 666966646158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
61
2022
64
2023
64
2024
66
2025
66

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