Domestic & Commercial Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) Cambridge
We provide EPCs in Cambridge and across Cambridgeshire for both Domestic and Commercial properties. A valid EPC is required to be in place before the sale or rental of your property. The EPC survey itself is entirely non intrusive and won't damage the building in any way. Once the survey is complete the EPC report will be produced, which gives the building an Energy Performance Rating rating on a scale from A to G.
For most rental properties an EPC rating of E or better is required, in compliance with the Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) legislations of 2018. For properties for sale, MEES legislation does not yet apply, however an ever increasing number of financial institutions require properties to demonstrate they would be MEES compliant before agreeing mortgage funding.
Across Cambridge, the most common domestic EPC band is C, with 67% of homes rated C or above and an average energy-efficiency score of 72 out of 100. Commercial properties in the wider Cambridge area have an average rating of C 63 (UK average D 77).
There is real room to improve: the average Cambridge home could raise its score by about 12 points, and 53% could improve by 10 points or more. The average home here emits roughly 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ a year.
Around 53% of homes in Cambridge are owner-occupied and 29% are privately rented. About 61% are houses and 29% flats, and 78% are heated by mains gas. On the fabric, 83% have insulated cavity walls and 91% are fully double-glazed or better.
Letting a property in Cambridge? About 42% of privately rented homes here are rated below an EPC C, the level the government has proposed as a future minimum for rented homes, and 0.6% are rated F or G, below the EPC E minimum needed to let a home today. We can carry out the EPC and advise on the most cost-effective way to improve the rating.
New-build makes up about 22% of certificates in Cambridge, averaging a band B. New builds need a SAP calculation and an as-built EPC, both of which we provide.
These figures are from analysis of the 66,526 currently valid domestic EPCs for Cambridge in the publicly available government data set, covering certificates lodged in the ten years to 2026-08-16 (one per property, its latest). Values are medians/averages from the source data.
EPC statistics on this page are derived from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) Energy Performance of Buildings Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Easy EPC also provides these property services in Cambridge: Domestic EPC, Commercial EPC, EICR electrical reports, Gas Safety Certificates, Fire Risk Assessments, SAP calculations, SBEM and BRUKL reports, Display Energy Certificates, asbestos surveys, air tightness testing, sound insulation testing and legionella risk assessments.
See how Cambridge compares in our full domestic and commercial EPC statistics for England and Wales.
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EPC ratings by postcode area in Cambridge
Within Cambridge, CB2 has the highest share of homes rated C or above (84%) and CB21 the lowest (51%). Older housing usually explains the gap, and it is where an EPC most often finds cheap improvements.
| Postcode area | Homes assessed | Most common band | Rated C or above |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB1 | 13,299 | C | 60% |
| CB4 | 11,041 | C | 66% |
| CB24 | 9,105 | C | 72% |
| CB23 | 8,609 | C | 73% |
| CB2 | 6,059 | B | 84% |
| CB22 | 5,827 | C | 62% |
| CB3 | 5,528 | B | 78% |
| CB25 | 4,245 | C | 58% |
| CB5 | 3,824 | C | 73% |
| CB21 | 3,393 | D | 51% |
Currently valid domestic EPCs, one per property, lodged in the ten years to 2026-08-16. Postcode areas with fewer than 100 assessed homes are not shown.
What EPCs in Cambridge most often recommend
Every EPC lists the improvements that would raise the home's rating. Across 66,526 valid certificates in Cambridge, the typical home is rated C 73 and could reach B 84 with the measures its EPC recommends. The most frequent are:
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp — recommended on 58% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £3,500 - £5,500.
- Solar water heating — recommended on 53% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £4,000 - £6,000.
- Floor insulation (solid floor) — recommended on 31% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £4,000 - £6,000.
- Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets — recommended on 20% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £15.
- 50 mm internal or external wall insulation — recommended on 18% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £4,000 - £14,000.
- Floor insulation (suspended floor) — recommended on 16% of Cambridge EPCs, typically £800 - £1,200.
For landlords the list matters: 42% of privately rented homes in Cambridge are currently below band C, the minimum for new tenancies from 1 October 2030. Your EPC's own recommendations are the starting point for the plan.
Cost ranges are the register's indicative figures, not quotes. Book an EPC in Cambridge and the certificate will list the measures for your home.
For properties for which we have produced an EPC in Cambridge, if shown not to meet MEES targets, we can then provide tailored advice on the least disruptive and most cost effective ways to improve the building to achieve the targeted rating. We are happy to provide more in depth MEES advice, including on MEES Exemptions so please Contact Us for more information.
Wondering what actually moves a home's rating? Our EPC ratings explained guide includes an interactive explorer built on real RdSAP calculations: pick a home like yours and watch the certificate respond. Or answer three questions on our EPC calculator for an instant estimate.