2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Are the homes owned and managed by the council energy efficient?

Question code
1.3
Section
Buildings & Heating
Topic
Council homes - EPC ratings
Source
FOI
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Three-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if 50% or more of the council's homes receive C or above in their Environmental Performance Certificate ratings.

Second tier criteria met if 60% or more, and then third tier criteria met if 90% or more of their buildings received C or above EPC ratings.

This question applies only to councils that own or manage more than 100 council homes.

Clarifications

Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs) show homebuyers or tenants how energy efficient the building is. The EPC contains information on potential energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions.

Council owned or managed homes includes arms-length management organisation (ALMO) if the homes are owned by the Council but not Housing Associations.

This question applies only to homes that councils have an available EPC rating for.
This question applies only to councils that own or manage more than 100 council homes.

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