Tower Hamlets (82%) has the highest share of homes rated C or above in London, and Havering (44%) the lowest. Across London the typical home scores 70, band C, and 58% of homes with an EPC are rated C or above. That puts London level with the East of England and the South East at the top of the English regions; England as a whole sits at 69.
| Borough | Typical (median) score | Rated C or above |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | 79, band C | 82% |
| Southwark | 74, band C | 69% |
| Hackney | 73, band C | 68% |
| Newham | 74, band C | 67% |
| City of London | 74, band C | 67% |
| Greenwich | 73, band C | 65% |
| Westminster | 71, band C | 64% |
| Islington | 72, band C | 63% |
| Wandsworth | 72, band C | 63% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 72, band C | 63% |
| Brent | 72, band C | 62% |
| Hounslow | 71, band C | 60% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 71, band C | 60% |
| Camden | 70, band C | 59% |
| Barnet | 71, band C | 58% |
| Ealing | 70, band C | 58% |
| Lambeth | 70, band C | 58% |
| Lewisham | 70, band C | 56% |
| Waltham Forest | 69, band C | 52% |
| Haringey | 69, band C | 52% |
| Merton | 69, band C | 52% |
| Sutton | 69, band C | 52% |
| Croydon | 69, band C | 52% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 69, band C | 51% |
| Hillingdon | 69, band C | 51% |
| Harrow | 69, band C | 50% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 68, band D | 49% |
| Redbridge | 67, band D | 46% |
| Enfield | 67, band D | 46% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 67, band D | 45% |
| Bexley | 67, band D | 45% |
| Bromley | 67, band D | 44% |
| Havering | 67, band D | 44% |
Source: Office for National Statistics, “Energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales”, 28 October 2025, tables 2a to 2c. The latest EPC for each home lodged between April 2015 and March 2025, at the score when it was assessed; homes without an EPC are not counted. London: median 70, 58% rated C or above. Each borough links to its own page.
What the figures show
Newer homes score higher everywhere
Homes built since 2012 have a typical score of 84 or 85 in every borough. For homes built before 1929 the typical score runs from 59 in Havering to 69 in the City of London. The age of a borough’s homes goes a long way to explaining its place in the table.
Flats beat terraced houses
In all 32 boroughs with figures for both, flats and maisonettes have a higher typical score than terraced houses. The ONS gives no figure for either in the City of London.
A typical home in 7 boroughs is band D
Where the median is 67 or 68, the middle home in the borough sits just below the C boundary of 69. In 7 boroughs fewer than half of homes with an EPC are rated C or above.
What it means if you let a home
Rented homes must be band E or above today. The government has decided on a higher standard for 1 October 2030, subject to Parliament, and a rented home with an EPC rated C before 1 October 2029 will count as meeting it until that EPC expires or is replaced. The table covers all homes with an EPC, not only rented ones, but it shows how much ground there is to make up in each borough. EPC C by 2030 explains the decision, and an EPC pre-assessment tells you where your home stands before anything is lodged.
Reading the figures with care
- Not every home is counted. An EPC is generally needed only when a home is built, converted, sold or let, so homes that have done none of those in ten years are missing.
- Scores are as assessed. Each home is counted at the score on its latest certificate, so improvements made since are not in the figures.
- The method has changed since. These certificates were all lodged before RdSAP 10 arrived in June 2025; what changed.
- The series has ended. In April 2026 the ONS said it would stop publishing these statistics, with some of the content moving to the housing ministry’s own EPC statistics. These are the latest figures it published.
Common questions
Which London borough has the best EPC ratings?
Tower Hamlets: 82% of its homes with an EPC are rated C or above, and its typical score is 79, the highest in London.
What is the average EPC rating in London?
The typical (median) London home scores 70, which is band C, and 58% of London homes with an EPC are rated C or above.
Where do these EPC figures come from?
The Office for National Statistics, from the latest EPC for each home lodged between April 2015 and March 2025. Homes without an EPC are not counted.
Why do newer homes score so much higher?
New homes have to meet the energy rules in the building regulations, checked with the same government method. Homes built since 2012 have a typical score of 84 or 85 in every London borough.
Where to go next
Every borough I cover, what the score and the band mean, and how to improve a rating.