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Local authority energy-performance profile

Horsham EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Horsham 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

19K

from 20K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Horsham

54.9%

rated A–C

14.4%

rated E–G

£1,184

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

66,536

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

46.5%

rated C or above

19.7%

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

£440,863

Annual change

+1.3%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£763,644
semi-detached£461,588
terraced£370,536
flat£217,237

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

7.5%

of households estimated fuel poor

4,976

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 Horsham

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
16.4%
C69–80
37.9%
D55–68
68
30.7%
E39–54
10.9%
F21–38
2.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in Horsham

A
1170.6%
B
16.4%
3,231
C
37.9%
7,471
D
30.7%
6,041
E
10.9%
2,155
F
5712.9%
G
1150.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHorshamNational AvgDifference
Heating£871/yr£782/yr▲ £89
Hot water£205/yr£184/yr▲ £21
Lighting£108/yr£95/yr▲ £13
Total£1,184/yr£1,061/yr▲ £123

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
12,68964.4%
Flat
4,55123.1%
Bungalow
1,8669.5%
Maisonette
4942.5%
Park home
1010.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
14,18872.1%
Electric
3,30716.8%
Oil
1,6358.3%
LPG
4452.3%
Other
1090.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 687270686664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
68
2023
69
2024
67
2025
68

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