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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

North Durham EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in North Durham score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about North Durham

56.0%

rated A–C

6.2%

rated E–G

£1,054

certificate-estimated annual cost

Cost figures are averages of estimates recorded on EPCs at different dates. They are useful for comparing areas, but they are not a forecast of a current household bill.

Average EPC score in North Durham

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
12.9%
C69–80
69
42.8%
D55–68
37.8%
E39–54
5.4%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in North Durham

A
210.2%
B
12.9%
1,259
C
42.8%
4,168
D
37.8%
3,677
E
5275.4%
F
570.6%
G
240.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNorth DurhamNational AvgDifference
Heating£804/yr£782/yr▲ £22
Hot water£147/yr£184/yr▼ £37
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,054/yr£1,061/yr▼ £7

These values come from certificate assessments and reflect standardised occupancy assumptions and energy prices used when each EPC was produced. They are not live tariffs.

Property types in the dataset

House
7,46476.7%
Bungalow
1,23112.6%
Flat
98110.1%
Maisonette
570.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,34296.0%
Electric
2862.9%
Other
500.5%
Oil
450.5%
LPG
90.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 69727169686620202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
69
2022
69
2023
69
2024
69

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