Summary

New analysis combining Census data with housing energy performance data focusing on which households are most likely to live in homes with lower energy efficiency.

Publications

• Who is most likely to live in homes that are harder to keep warm?

  This article explores which groups of people are more likely to live in homes with lower energy efficiency across England and Wales and how that might affect them, using data from Census 2021 and energy performance certificates (EPCs).

Data

• Median energy efficiency scores of homes by household characteristics, England and Wales

  Median energy efficiency scores of homes in England and Wales, as recorded on energy performance certificates (EPCs), by household characteristics from Census 2021. Data are provided to country, region and local authority level.

• Homes with energy performance certificate (EPC) band C or above, by household characteristics

  Data on the percentage of households living in dwellings with an EPC rating of C or above, by household characteristics using Census 2021. Household characteristics in these data include household composition, age of residents, resident health and employment status. Data are provided to country, region and local authority level.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.