Domestic Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) records lodged on the UK register since 2008, aggregated by London borough. The data includes counts of certificates, average energy efficiency and environmental impact ratings, fuel costs, carbon dioxide emissions, and floor area, broken down by property type and quarter. This dataset is maintained by the Greater London Authority as a measure of Economic Fairness.
Use Cases
- Track borough-level progress on energy efficiency targets based on annual/quarterly certificate data.
- Analyze correlations between property types (e.g., flats vs. houses) and energy ratings mentioned in the description.
- Model the environmental impact of London's housing stock based on reported carbon dioxide emissions.
- Benchmark average fuel costs and floor areas across different local authorities.
Strengths
- Data spans from 2008 to the present, providing a long-term time series.
- Includes multiple metrics per record: energy ratings, emissions, fuel costs, and floor area.
- Data quality demonstrably improved from mid-2012 onwards due to new audit requirements.
Limitations
- Data prior to mid-2012 and May 2009 may contain anomalies in quality and CO2 emission rates, as noted in the description.
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- The dataset's geographic scope appears focused on London boroughs, which may limit broader UK applicability.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, sourced from the UK's Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) Registers.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from Domestic Energy Performance Certificates lodged for properties that were newly constructed, sold, or let.
- Time Range
- 2008 onwards
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:06:30.934844; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom, broken down by Local Authority (borough).