FIRST
Open ↗Verify the certificate and inputs
Check the issue date, floor area, walls, roof, glazing, heating and recommendations against the property.
COOLCOMPARE PROPERTY LENS
Read the EPC. Then read the home.
Turn a certificate band and recommendations into a verification-first improvement sequence.
Do not buy from the band alone.
FABRIC
Open ↗Inspect loft fabric and ventilation
Confirm actual insulation, condition, access and moisture before accepting a generic recommendation.
SYSTEM
Open ↗Compare the heating pathway
Use room-by-room heat loss, emitters, hot-water demand and installed scope—not EPC band alone.
REALITY CHECK
Open ↗Reconcile modelled and real bills
An EPC uses standard occupancy assumptions. Compare its story with meter data and how the home is actually used.
WHAT AN EPC IS
A modelled asset rating.
It describes the building and installed services using standard assumptions, and can provide improvement recommendations.
WHAT IT IS NOT
Official home-energy recommendations ↗A survey, safety check or bill guarantee.
Verify condition, suitability, maintenance and real household use separately before committing money.