Score 92-100 · 1.9% of recent certificates
EPC rating A: what it means and what it costs
A A is the top band, held by a small group of homes, almost all new builds with solar panels and high insulation levels. Across 128,146 homes certified at band A since September 2022, the median modelled heating and hot water cost is £360 a year, about £30 a month.
What would a A-rated home your size cost to heat?
£300estimated heating and hot water per year at band A
£25per month
The same home at band C: about £710 a year, £410 more.
Scaled from the median modelled cost per square metre of A-rated homes certified since September 2022. These are the standardised running-cost estimates from EPC assessments, and never a prediction of your actual bill, which depends on your tariff and usage.
Band A by property type
| Property type | Median heating cost/yr | Median floor area | Median CO₂ (t/yr) | Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | £367 | 104 m² | 0.8 | 102,765 |
| Flat | £210 | 54 m² | 0.3 | 11,163 |
| Bungalow | £510 | 65 m² | 0.5 | 12,674 |
| Maisonette | £242 | 62 m² | 0.4 | 1,539 |
How band A compares
| Band | Median heating cost/yr | vs band A |
|---|---|---|
| A (this page) | £360 | — |
| B | £301 | £59 less |
| C | £636 | £276 more |
| D | £1,043 | £683 more |
| E | £1,593 | £1,233 more |
| F | £2,348 | £1,988 more |
| G | £3,711 | £3,351 more |
Moving up from A
You are at the top. The only score left is bragging rights. The full rundown of measures, costs and sensible order is in how to improve your EPC rating.
Check a specific property
Computed by this site from 128,146 band-A certificates lodged since September 2022 on the official register (medians; modelled space and water heating costs at assessment-date prices, filtered to plausible values). Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Data, MHCLG, Open Government Licence v3.0. Generated 2026-09-12. Method on about the data.