Energy Performance Certificates
An accredited assessor visits your property, carries out the assessment and lodges the certificate on the national register. From £65, paid online, with no hidden extras.
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Accredited energy assessors · Preston, Blackpool & the North West
Get your property to EPC band C.
Book an accredited Energy Performance Certificate from £65, or start with a consultation and get a costed plan to reach band C, with the work carried out by approved installers.
- Elmhurst Energy accredited assessor
- Certificates lodged on the national register
A 92–100
B 81–91
C 69–80
TargetD 55–68
Typical older homeE 39–54
F 21–38
G 1–20
Most homes built before 1990 sit at D or below. Moving up to C is usually a fabric-first job: insulation and draught-proofing before new heating.
Accredited, registered and regulated
Who are Eco Futures?
Eco Futures is an independent energy assessment and retrofit practice based in Blackpool, working across Preston, the Fylde coast and the North West.
We started out fitting insulation and saw the same thing again and again: homes upgraded piecemeal, in the wrong order, by whoever knocked first. Eco Futures exists to do it properly. We assess the whole home, plan the work, and see it through.
- Energy Performance Certificates, lodged on the national register
- Whole-house retrofit assessments and a costed plan to band C
- Installs carried out by accredited, insured installers
- A registered company: ECOFUTURESGB LTD, no. 15782816
How we can help you
Whether you need a certificate for a sale or a letting, want to know what it would take to reach band C, or are planning a full retrofit, we start from the measured performance of your home.
The route to band C
Start with the same first visit as an EPC. From there we gather extra evidence, model exactly what it takes to reach band C, and return to lodge the new certificate once the work is done. Each step is priced separately.
See the steps and pricesWhole-house retrofit
A fabric-first survey of the whole home, a prioritised and costed plan, and installs carried out by accredited, insured installers with the work overseen and signed off.
How retrofit worksSoftware for professionals
EPC Checker for property and certificate lookups, plus the survey, design and job-management tools we built for our own assessment work.
See our software
C is the standard everyone is working towards.
For landlords it is about meeting the standard. For owners it is about bills, comfort and what the home is worth. The work to get there is much the same.
- Landlords: the standard is rising to C
- Privately rented homes in England and Wales must be at least band E today. The government has confirmed band C by 1 October 2030 for all tenancies. A certificate at C or better lodged before 1 October 2029 counts until it expires.
- A warmer, healthier home
- Even heat with no cold spots, and controlled ventilation that puts an end to condensation, mould and damp.
- Lower running costs
- Insulate first and a well-sized heat pump costs far less to run. A whole-house plan targets the measures that actually move the bill.
- A better-rated asset
- The band is on the public register, and buyers, tenants and lenders look at it. A higher rating protects resale and rental value.
From where you are to where you need to be
Most “free surveys” are a route to selling one product. We start from the measured performance of your whole home, then see the work through.
- 1
Start with the certificate
A £65 EPC from an accredited assessor tells you the band you are on now and the measures that would lift it. Book it online and we come to you.
- 2
Get the plan to C
A whole-house retrofit assessment turns that rating into a costed, prioritised plan: fabric first, in the right order, with the grants you qualify for.
- 3
We see the work through
We coordinate accredited, insured installers, oversee the work to standard and sign it off. Then we re-assess so the new band is on record.
Grants and funding
There is real money available for the right measures. We check what you qualify for during the survey and help you claim it.
BUS
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
£7,500 towards an air-source heat pump. No closing date announced.
ECO4
Insulation grants
Wall, loft and floor funding for eligible homes, running to the end of 2026.
Warm Homes
Local Grant
Council-delivered insulation and low-carbon heating for eligible households.
0% VAT
Zero-rated measures
No VAT on insulation, heat pumps, solar and battery storage until 31 March 2027.
Eligibility and amounts vary by property, income and scheme, and change over time. See GOV.UK for the current figures and closing dates.
Find out what band you're on.
Book an EPC online for £65 and we will come and measure it properly. If you want the full route to C, we will quote for a whole-house retrofit assessment on the same visit.