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ME5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME5

60.5%

rated A–C

6.6%

rated E–G

£928

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.

Average EPC score in ME5

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
5.6%
C69–80
69
54.4%
D55–68
32.9%
E39–54
6.0%
F21–38
0.5%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in ME5

A
340.5%
B
3985.6%
C
54.4%
3,845
D
32.9%
2,327
E
4236.0%
F
320.5%
G
140.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME5National AvgDifference
Heating£672/yr£782/yr▼ £110
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£928/yr£1,061/yr▼ £133

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
5,26074.4%
Flat
99714.1%
Bungalow
6369.0%
Maisonette
1802.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,23288.7%
Electric
75410.7%
Other
230.3%
Oil
140.2%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
20%
1976–1982
15%
1983–1990
18%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 707371696664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
69
2022
69
2023
69
2024
69
2025
70

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