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Local authority energy-performance profile

Powys EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

40.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

19K

from 20K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Powys

40.4%

rated A–C

29.8%

rated E–G

£1,598

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

64,719

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

32.3%

rated C or above

34.8%

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

£235,845

Annual change

+4.0%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£325,115
semi-detached£213,034
terraced£171,387
flat£94,938

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 ↗

Average EPC score in Powys

A92+
3.9%
B81–91
9.4%
C69–80
27.2%
D55–68
62
29.8%
E39–54
19.0%
F21–38
7.7%
G1–20
3.1%

EPC band distribution in Powys

A
7863.9%
B
9.4%
1,904
C
27.2%
5,499
D
29.8%
6,035
E
19.0%
3,841
F
1,5627.7%
G
6243.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePowysNational AvgDifference
Heating£1,244/yr£782/yr▲ £462
Hot water£242/yr£184/yr▲ £58
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,598/yr£1,061/yr▲ £537

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
14,10969.7%
Bungalow
3,27216.2%
Flat
2,63213.0%
Maisonette
2231.1%
Park home
150.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,34941.7%
Oil
5,43027.1%
Electric
4,53022.6%
LPG
1,0265.1%
Other
7003.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

105 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
27%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 58, 2021: 59, 2022: 60, 2023: 61, 2024: 64, 2025: 677066635955202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
58
2021
59
2022
60
2023
61
2024
64
2025
67

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