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Local authority energy-performance profile

South Holland EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in South Holland 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

52.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

17K

from 19K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about South Holland

52.5%

rated A–C

13.2%

rated E–G

£1,188

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

48,721

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

39.7%

rated C or above

22.0%

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

£231,156

Annual change

+6.3%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£288,008
semi-detached£195,055
terraced£156,585
flat£96,188

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

10.6%

of households estimated fuel poor

4,567

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 South Holland

A92+
2.4%
B81–91
18.8%
C69–80
31.3%
D55–68
68
34.3%
E39–54
9.9%
F21–38
2.7%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in South Holland

A
4402.4%
B
18.8%
3,512
C
31.3%
5,845
D
34.3%
6,394
E
9.9%
1,841
F
4982.7%
G
1260.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSouth HollandNational AvgDifference
Heating£878/yr£782/yr▲ £96
Hot water£205/yr£184/yr▲ £21
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,188/yr£1,061/yr▲ £127

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
12,43866.7%
Bungalow
5,01526.9%
Flat
1,0255.5%
Maisonette
1720.9%
Park home
60.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
13,28271.3%
Electric
2,69714.5%
Oil
1,92510.3%
LPG
4622.5%
Other
2701.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
19%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
67
2023
67
2024
68
2025
71

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