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Local authority energy-performance profile

West Northamptonshire EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in West Northamptonshire 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

63.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

53K

from 55K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about West Northamptonshire

63.4%

rated A–C

8.4%

rated E–G

£1,125

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

61,687

domestic EPC lodgements since 2008

63.9%

rated C or above

8.0%

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

£292,495

Annual change

+1.8%

Context

Official UK HPI local-authority average

detached£473,763
semi-detached£285,906
terraced£235,281
flat£140,403

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

9.8%

of households estimated fuel poor

17,955

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 West Northamptonshire

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
18.1%
C69–80
70
43.4%
D55–68
28.3%
E39–54
6.7%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in West Northamptonshire

A
1,0121.8%
B
18.1%
9,946
C
43.4%
23,870
D
28.3%
15,540
E
3,6616.7%
F
7461.4%
G
1960.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWest NorthamptonshireNational AvgDifference
Heating£837/yr£782/yr▲ £55
Hot water£189/yr£184/yr▲ £5
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,125/yr£1,061/yr▲ £64

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
38,39369.8%
Flat
10,94219.9%
Bungalow
4,8308.8%
Maisonette
8041.5%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
44,90382.0%
Electric
7,17913.1%
Oil
2,1994.0%
LPG
2800.5%
Other
2230.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

90 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
21%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 72757371686620212022202320242025Efficiency score
2021
69
2022
70
2023
69
2024
71
2025
72

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