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Parliamentary constituency energy-performance profile

Poplar and Limehouse EPC ratings and energy costs

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

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Average EPC

C 77

8.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

86.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+4

average score points

Properties represented

33K

from 34K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about Poplar and Limehouse

86.4%

rated A–C

2.4%

rated E–G

£585

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 Poplar and Limehouse

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
46.4%
C69–80
77
39.9%
D55–68
11.1%
E39–54
2.3%
F21–38
0.1%
G1–20
0.0%

EPC band distribution in Poplar and Limehouse

A
520.2%
B
46.4%
15,788
C
39.9%
13,585
D
11.1%
3,792
E
7692.3%
F
400.1%
G
130.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePoplar and LimehouseNational AvgDifference
Heating£337/yr£782/yr▼ £445
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£83/yr£95/yr▼ £12
Total£585/yr£1,061/yr▼ £476

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

Flat
29,10285.5%
Maisonette
2,9128.6%
House
2,0075.9%
Bungalow
180.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
16,79369.9%
Electric
7,12429.6%
Other
870.4%
LPG
240.1%
Oil
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

1.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

69 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
13%
2003–2006
11%
2007–2011
13%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 78, 2021: 78, 2022: 76, 2023: 76, 2024: 77817977757320202021202220232024Efficiency score
2020
78
2021
78
2022
76
2023
76
2024
77

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