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Local authority energy-performance profile

Vale of Glamorgan EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in Vale of Glamorgan 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

60.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

20K

from 21K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Vale of Glamorgan

60.5%

rated A–C

8.5%

rated E–G

£1,049

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

63,534

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

46.3%

rated C or above

16.9%

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

£292,677

Annual change

+2.9%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£520,075
semi-detached£308,033
terraced£238,887
flat£150,967

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 ↗

Average EPC score in Vale of Glamorgan

A92+
2.3%
B81–91
14.4%
C69–80
70
43.8%
D55–68
31.0%
E39–54
6.7%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in Vale of Glamorgan

A
4662.3%
B
14.4%
2,950
C
43.8%
9,003
D
31.0%
6,371
E
1,3836.7%
F
2851.4%
G
820.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeVale of GlamorganNational AvgDifference
Heating£779/yr£782/yr▼ £3
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,049/yr£1,061/yr▼ £12

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
13,90467.7%
Flat
5,12224.9%
Bungalow
1,2225.9%
Maisonette
2781.4%
Park home
140.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
17,57785.6%
Electric
2,07410.1%
Oil
5882.9%
LPG
2231.1%
Other
640.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 707472706866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
69
2022
70
2023
69
2024
71
2025
70

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