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CA8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CA8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 60

8.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

36.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+24

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CA8

36.7%

rated A–C

33.0%

rated E–G

£1,835

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 CA8

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
12.8%
C69–80
23.3%
D55–68
60
30.4%
E39–54
19.6%
F21–38
9.9%
G1–20
3.4%

EPC band distribution in CA8

A
80.5%
B
12.8%
208
C
23.3%
378
D
30.4%
492
E
19.6%
318
F
9.9%
161
G
553.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCA8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,480/yr£782/yr▲ £698
Hot water£236/yr£184/yr▲ £52
Lighting£119/yr£95/yr▲ £24
Total£1,835/yr£1,061/yr▲ £774

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
1,18673.2%
Bungalow
22313.8%
Flat
19412.0%
Maisonette
140.9%
Park home
30.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
81851.2%
Oil
30118.8%
Electric
29418.4%
LPG
1006.3%
Other
855.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.9 t

potential annual estimate

116 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
32%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 57, 2021: 61, 2022: 61, 2023: 58, 2024: 59, 2025: 626562605754202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
57
2021
61
2022
61
2023
58
2024
59
2025
62

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