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Volume 477: debated on Tuesday 17 June 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average (a) standard assessment procedure energy rating and (b) energy performance certificate rating was of new homes, broken down by type of landlord in the most recent period for which figures are available. (211016)

The range of SAP rating for new Part L 2006 compliant homes (minimum standards), is between 69 and 82, and new homes constructed using public funds are expected to have a SAP rating ranging between 75 and 86. These ranges fall between EPC bands B and C. The average energy performance certificate rating for new homes is band B. The next version release of the Domestic EPC Register will enable the tenure of new homes to be identified.