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Local authority energy-performance profile

Lewes EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Lewes 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

54.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

15K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Lewes

54.7%

rated A–C

12.1%

rated E–G

£1,110

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

48,391

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

41.6%

rated C or above

19.8%

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

£370,799

Annual change

+2.5%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£597,117
semi-detached£401,084
terraced£324,956
flat£199,675

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

8.4%

of households estimated fuel poor

3,932

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 Lewes

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
14.5%
C69–80
39.0%
D55–68
68
33.2%
E39–54
9.6%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in Lewes

A
1991.3%
B
14.5%
2,254
C
39.0%
6,062
D
33.2%
5,163
E
9.6%
1,493
F
3072.0%
G
760.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLewesNational AvgDifference
Heating£813/yr£782/yr▲ £31
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,110/yr£1,061/yr▲ £49

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
8,79556.5%
Flat
4,08126.2%
Bungalow
2,42815.6%
Maisonette
2431.6%
Park home
70.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,91976.7%
Electric
2,54516.4%
Oil
7965.1%
LPG
1801.2%
Other
1030.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 687270686563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
69
2023
68
2024
69
2025
68

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