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Local authority energy-performance profile

Guildford EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Guildford 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

54.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

22K

from 23K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Guildford

54.9%

rated A–C

10.8%

rated E–G

£1,150

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

68,252

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

43.9%

rated C or above

19.5%

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

£522,008

Annual change

-5.6%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£934,167
semi-detached£515,087
terraced£420,898
flat£265,613

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

8.3%

of households estimated fuel poor

4,954

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 Guildford

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
12.6%
C69–80
40.6%
D55–68
68
34.3%
E39–54
8.9%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in Guildford

A
3661.6%
B
12.6%
2,857
C
40.6%
9,211
D
34.3%
7,778
E
8.9%
2,028
F
3521.6%
G
770.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGuildfordNational AvgDifference
Heating£858/yr£782/yr▲ £76
Hot water£191/yr£184/yr▲ £7
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,150/yr£1,061/yr▲ £89

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
14,78165.2%
Flat
5,61624.8%
Bungalow
1,4646.5%
Maisonette
7413.3%
Park home
670.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
18,86783.7%
Electric
3,01613.4%
Oil
3831.7%
LPG
2201.0%
Other
660.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

100 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 697270686563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
69
2023
69
2024
69
2025
69

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