What information does an EPC contain?
The Energy Performance Certificate gives home owners, tenants and buyers information about the energy efficiency of their property. Homes are energy rated into one of seven bands from A to G, where A is the best and with the average to date being D/E. This is a similar system to the energy rating of domestic electrical goods and new motor vehicles. An energy rating is calculated by entering data from a survey (property dimensions, wall construction, boiler type, loft insulation etc.) into a computer program which generates an output rating on a scale from 1 to 100 (1 being a low rating and 100 being a high rating). This energy rating is linked to the cost of heating, lighting and hot water per square metre of the property. The current average rating for a property in England and Wales falls within bands D – E. New build homes built to current building standards are likely to achieve a high C or low B rating. The link below opens a sample Energy Performance Certificate in a new window S
