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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CH1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CH1 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

62.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CH1

62.1%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,009

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 CH1

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
13.7%
C69–80
69
48.0%
D55–68
26.7%
E39–54
9.1%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in CH1

A
260.4%
B
13.7%
879
C
48.0%
3,085
D
26.7%
1,713
E
9.1%
583
F
1061.6%
G
330.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCH1National AvgDifference
Heating£718/yr£782/yr▼ £64
Hot water£200/yr£184/yr▲ £16
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,009/yr£1,061/yr▼ £52

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
3,31151.5%
Flat
2,60740.6%
Bungalow
3815.9%
Maisonette
1262.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,58671.7%
Electric
1,68626.4%
Oil
811.3%
Other
320.5%
LPG
110.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
8%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 71, 2024: 70, 2025: 707472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
67
2022
68
2023
71
2024
70
2025
70

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