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Postcode district energy-performance profile

AL2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in AL2 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

58.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about AL2

58.5%

rated A–C

7.2%

rated E–G

£1,013

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 AL2

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
13.0%
C69–80
69
44.7%
D55–68
34.3%
E39–54
6.1%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in AL2

A
300.8%
B
13.0%
488
C
44.7%
1,676
D
34.3%
1,287
E
2286.1%
F
340.9%
G
90.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeAL2National AvgDifference
Heating£744/yr£782/yr▼ £38
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£97/yr£95/yr▲ £2
Total£1,013/yr£1,061/yr▼ £48

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
2,14957.3%
Flat
1,01427.0%
Bungalow
44111.8%
Maisonette
1433.8%
Park home
50.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,38990.3%
Electric
3188.5%
Other
210.6%
LPG
120.3%
Oil
120.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

93 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
28%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 717472706765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
69
2022
69
2023
69
2024
71
2025
71

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