Upgrading UK housing to EPC C rating could cost nearly £120bn, study finds

By Tom Lowe2025-03-28T13:01:00

Retrofit work would cost up to £11,000 for each homes, according to new research

Upgrading the UK’s housing stock to meet the government’s energy efficiency targets could cost nearly £120bn, according to new data.

It will cost between £6,220 and £11,120 to upgrade each home to the government’s benchmark standard EPC rating of C or better, a study by Impact Data Metrics (IDM) has found.

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