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England

Isle of Wight

58.8% of homes are below EPC C

Based on analysis of 77,513 EPC certificates

3.5% worse than the national average of 55.3%
58.8%
Below EPC C
45,585 properties
77,513
Properties analysed
EPC certificates
£334.9M
Estimated upgrade cost
to bring all to EPC C
113 / 346
National rank
Worse half nationally

Compared to the national average

Isle of Wight has 58.8% of homes below EPC C. This is 3.5 percentage points worse than the national average of 55.3% for England and Wales. It ranks 113 out of 346 local authorities, where rank 1 is the worst performing.

EPC Rating Distribution

A
0.4%339
B
9.4%7,320
C
31.3%24,269
D
34.9%27,043
E
16.6%12,895
F
5.4%4,175
G
1.9%1,472

Ratings D, E, F, and G are below the proposed 2030 minimum standard of EPC C.

Property Type Breakdown

Property TypeTotalBelow C
House42,06360.1%
Flat20,67445.1%
Bungalow13,38375.5%
Maisonette1,34362.4%
Park home5094.0%

Construction Age Breakdown

Age BandTotalBelow C
before 190010,25289.6%
1900-19299,68883.9%
1930-19497,47282.3%
1950-19667,98373.0%
1967-197510,08875.0%
1976-19827,01552.6%
1983-19905,17742.2%
1991-19952,66338.9%
1996-20023,23823.3%
2003-20063,7328.0%
2007-20118496.1%
2012-20211026.9%

Tenure Breakdown

TenureTotalBelow C
Owner-occupied49,21868.0%
Private rental12,66861.0%
Social rental8,38640.1%

Additional Statistics

£732/yr
Avg heating cost
88 m2
Avg floor area
3.9 t/yr
Avg CO2 emissions
4.5%
Solid wall (uninsulated)
21.0%
No mains gas

For Editors

Pre-written quote

Isle of Wight has 58.8% of its housing stock below the proposed 2030 EPC minimum standard, with an estimated upgrade cost of £334.9M. This places it 113 out of 346 local authorities in England and Wales.”

EPCGuide Research Team

Shareable Summary

EPCGuide Research
Isle of Wight
58.8%below EPC C
77,513 properties analysed
£334.9M estimated upgrade cost
Rank 113 of 346 local authorities
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