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Energy Statistics for Rural England

Energy Statistics for Rural England - May 2026

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
12 March 2024
Last updated:
7 October 2026
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  1. Worksheet BA within the energy supplementary tables has been revised with corrected labelling of the Rural-Urban Classification categories.

  2. Published today, latest rural statistics on Fuel poverty, Central heating, and Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) take-up (new section) in the Energy report.

  3. Additional commentary to Table B-6 has been added.

  4. Published today, latest rural statistics on Energy Performance Certificates: average Energy Efficiency Score and achieving energy efficiency category C (sections B & C).

  5. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Off the gas grid properties.

  6. Published today, latest Rural statistics on ‘Central heating’ (replacing the withdrawn 'Energy costs' analysis).

  7. Published today, latest Rural statistics on ‘Fuel poverty’.

  8. Published today, latest Rural statistics on ‘Energy Performance Certificates’ (average Energy Efficiency scores and achieving energy efficiency category C) in the Energy report.

  9. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the Energy report.

  10. Published today, latest Rural statistics on Fuel poverty.

  11. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Statistical Digest of Rural England - Energy

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Energy Supplementary Data Tables

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Statistical Digest of Rural England - Energy

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Details

A compendium of energy statistics for Rural and Urban areas in England.

The May 2026 release of the Energy report includes analysis updates for the following topic within this theme:

  • Section A, Fuel poverty
  • Section D, Central heating
  • Section G, Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) take-up (new section)

The supplementary data tables provide additional statistics for each section of the Digest, using the Rural-Urban Classification categories. The Local Authority data tables supply the disaggregated datasets, used to conduct analysis in the Digest, at a Local Authority level where feasible.

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Previous editions

Copies of the Energy Statistics for Rural England publication are available from the National Archive.

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 27 March 2026

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 15 October 2025

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 10 September 2025

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 20 May 2025

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 18 March 2025

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 12 November 2024

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 14 May 2024

Energy Statistics for Rural England, 12 March 2024

In March 2024, the content relating to energy that was previously split across the Housing and Communities and Households chapters was consolidated into a new Energy report; data prior to this can be found here.

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