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Local authority energy-performance profile

Thanet EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Thanet 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

+13

average score points

Properties represented

26K

from 27K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Thanet

54.7%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£1,035

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

86,604

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

43.0%

rated C or above

18.8%

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

£267,616

Annual change

-0.6%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£479,912
semi-detached£326,712
terraced£258,300
flat£157,874

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

10.4%

of households estimated fuel poor

6,919

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 Thanet

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
13.5%
C69–80
40.0%
D55–68
68
34.8%
E39–54
8.5%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in Thanet

A
3121.1%
B
13.5%
3,710
C
40.0%
10,985
D
34.8%
9,568
E
8.5%
2,341
F
4101.5%
G
1290.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeThanetNational AvgDifference
Heating£765/yr£782/yr▼ £17
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,035/yr£1,061/yr▼ £26

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
13,37448.7%
Flat
10,56838.5%
Bungalow
2,6619.7%
Maisonette
8463.1%
Park home
60.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
22,49082.7%
Electric
4,44516.4%
Other
1370.5%
LPG
590.2%
Oil
550.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
69
2023
69
2024
70
2025
71

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