Domestic & Commercial Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) Grays
We provide EPCs in Grays and across Essex 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 Grays, the most common domestic EPC band is C, with 56% of homes rated C or above and an average energy-efficiency score of 69 out of 100. Commercial properties in the wider Thurrock area have an average rating of C 64 (UK average D 77).
There is real room to improve: the average Grays home could raise its score by about 13 points, and 64% could improve by 10 points or more. The average home here emits roughly 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ a year.
Around 54% of homes in Grays are owner-occupied and 28% are privately rented. About 58% are houses and 35% flats, and 77% are heated by mains gas. On the fabric, 85% have insulated cavity walls and 94% are fully double-glazed or better.
Letting a property in Grays? About 46% 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 0.4% 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 8% of certificates in Grays, 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 16,518 currently valid domestic EPCs for Grays 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 Grays: 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 Grays compares in our full domestic and commercial EPC statistics for England and Wales.
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EPC ratings by postcode area in Grays
Within Grays, RM20 has the highest share of homes rated C or above (65%) and RM17 the lowest (47%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM16 | 8,184 | C | 62% |
| RM17 | 6,892 | D | 47% |
| RM20 | 1,966 | B | 65% |
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 Grays most often recommend
Every EPC lists the improvements that would raise the home's rating. Across 16,518 valid certificates in Grays, the typical home is rated C 70 and could reach B 82 with the measures its EPC recommends. The most frequent are:
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp — recommended on 60% of Grays EPCs, typically £3,500 - £5,500.
- Solar water heating — recommended on 51% of Grays EPCs, typically £4,000 - £6,000.
- Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets — recommended on 33% of Grays EPCs, typically £15.
- Floor insulation (solid floor) — recommended on 28% of Grays EPCs, typically £4,000 - £6,000.
- 50 mm internal or external wall insulation — recommended on 25% of Grays EPCs, typically £4,000 - £14,000.
- Floor insulation (suspended floor) — recommended on 22% of Grays EPCs, typically £800 - £1,200.
For landlords the list matters: 46% of privately rented homes in Grays 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 Grays and the certificate will list the measures for your home.
For properties for which we have produced an EPC in Grays, 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.