A new study reveals that over half of UK homes have a D EPC rating or below.
Rental company UNCLE looked at the 30 most populated cities in the UK and found:
- The average EPC rating for UK homes is 68;
- Just 0.4% of homes (99,000) have an EPC rating of A;
- Milton Keynes ranks as the location where homes perform best, with 60% achieving C or above;
- Blackpool ranks as the worst location for home energy performance, with 74% scoring D or below.
The best areas for energy efficiency ratings
| Location | % of homes with EPC rating A-C |
| Milton Keynes | 60.3% |
| Peterborough | 55.6% |
| City of Westminster | 54.5% |
| Crawley | 54.4% |
| Cambridge | 54.1% |
| Swindon | 52.9% |
| Manchester | 52.0% |
| Slough | 50.5% |
| Warrington | 49.5% |
Milton Keynes has the highest percentage of energy efficient homes – just over 60% have an EPC rating of C or above.
The worst areas for energy efficiency ratings
| Location | % of homes with EPC rating D-G |
| Blackpool | 74.1% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 69.7% |
| Bradford | 68.8% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 64.1% |
| Birmingham | 64.0% |
| Doncaster | 63.2% |
| Leicester | 62.5% |
| Dudley | 62.4% |
| Wolverhampton | 61.4% |
| Swansea | 61.4% |
Blackpool has a high percentage of low energy-efficient homes with nearly 75% rated D to G.
