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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CB4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CB4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CB4

65.3%

rated A–C

7.7%

rated E–G

£905

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 CB4

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
14.3%
C69–80
71
50.3%
D55–68
27.0%
E39–54
6.8%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in CB4

A
530.7%
B
14.3%
1,157
C
50.3%
4,063
D
27.0%
2,181
E
5516.8%
F
580.7%
G
130.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCB4National AvgDifference
Heating£649/yr£782/yr▼ £133
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£86/yr£95/yr▼ £9
Total£905/yr£1,061/yr▼ £156

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
4,29353.2%
Flat
3,21039.7%
Maisonette
2953.7%
Bungalow
2773.4%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,40782.4%
Electric
1,33917.2%
Other
220.3%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
10%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 68, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 72, 2025: 727573706865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
68
2022
72
2023
71
2024
72
2025
72

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