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Local authority energy-performance profile

Rochford EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

11K

from 12K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Rochford

56.7%

rated A–C

9.9%

rated E–G

£1,044

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

33,909

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

42.2%

rated C or above

20.0%

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

£411,367

Annual change

+5.6%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£636,644
semi-detached£388,080
terraced£337,322
flat£181,051

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

7.1%

of households estimated fuel poor

2,644

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 Rochford

A92+
2.0%
B81–91
20.0%
C69–80
70
34.7%
D55–68
33.4%
E39–54
7.7%
F21–38
1.8%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Rochford

A
2372.0%
B
20.0%
2,361
C
34.7%
4,092
D
33.4%
3,945
E
9047.7%
F
2161.8%
G
490.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRochfordNational AvgDifference
Heating£765/yr£782/yr▼ £17
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,044/yr£1,061/yr▼ £17

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
7,32062.0%
Flat
2,25319.1%
Bungalow
1,92616.3%
Maisonette
2312.0%
Park home
740.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,30587.3%
Electric
1,20410.2%
Oil
1211.0%
LPG
1141.0%
Other
590.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
23%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 72, 2025: 707573706865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
69
2022
69
2023
70
2024
72
2025
70

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