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Local authority energy-performance profile

Torbay EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

46.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

23K

from 24K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Torbay

46.3%

rated A–C

14.5%

rated E–G

£1,082

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

75,292

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

36.9%

rated C or above

22.9%

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

£222,289

Annual change

-2.3%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£419,424
semi-detached£272,313
terraced£213,041
flat£136,612

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

10.2%

of households estimated fuel poor

6,838

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 Torbay

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
7.0%
C69–80
39.0%
D55–68
66
39.2%
E39–54
11.8%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in Torbay

A
820.3%
B
1,6447.0%
C
39.0%
9,165
D
39.2%
9,218
E
11.8%
2,785
F
4672.0%
G
1660.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeTorbayNational AvgDifference
Heating£798/yr£782/yr▲ £16
Hot water£193/yr£184/yr▲ £9
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,082/yr£1,061/yr▲ £21

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
11,10247.2%
Flat
9,24839.3%
Bungalow
2,40610.2%
Maisonette
7623.2%
Park home
90.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
18,30977.8%
Electric
4,92020.9%
Other
2331.0%
Oil
390.2%
LPG
230.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
65
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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