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Local authority energy-performance profile

Three Rivers EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Three Rivers 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

54.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 14K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Three Rivers

54.6%

rated A–C

12.4%

rated E–G

£1,145

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

39,220

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

43.9%

rated C or above

18.9%

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

£576,942

Annual change

-1.2%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£1,167,545
semi-detached£581,926
terraced£450,430
flat£286,898

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

7.5%

of households estimated fuel poor

2,907

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 Three Rivers

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
12.9%
C69–80
41.2%
D55–68
68
33.0%
E39–54
11.0%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in Three Rivers

A
760.5%
B
12.9%
1,785
C
41.2%
5,707
D
33.0%
4,572
E
11.0%
1,527
F
1491.1%
G
470.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeThree RiversNational AvgDifference
Heating£858/yr£782/yr▲ £76
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,145/yr£1,061/yr▲ £84

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
8,12858.6%
Flat
4,64633.5%
Bungalow
7875.7%
Maisonette
2882.1%
Park home
140.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11,45483.9%
Electric
2,07015.2%
Oil
670.5%
Other
380.3%
LPG
290.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

99 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
23%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
10%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 707370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
65
2022
67
2023
70
2024
70
2025
70

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