How to Read an EPC Certificate (UK Buyers and Owners)
A walkthrough of the main sections buyers use first: property type, main heating, walls and roof fields, and the recommendations table — with limits.
Published: 15 Apr 2026 · Updated: 15 Apr 2026 · 8 min read
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Start with date and property type
Confirm the assessment date and that the certificate matches the Property you think you are buying — especially for flats and new conversions where addresses can be ambiguous.
Heating and hot water
These fields drive a large part of modeled demand. Ask whether the boiler has been replaced since the certificate date and whether controls were upgraded.
Recommendations
Treat the recommendations list as prioritised ideas from a methodology, not a mandatory works schedule. Costs and paybacks need quotes.
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