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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CH3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CH3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CH3

50.0%

rated A–C

15.5%

rated E–G

£1,264

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 CH3

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
12.0%
C69–80
37.6%
D55–68
66
34.6%
E39–54
12.2%
F21–38
2.7%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in CH3

A
220.4%
B
12.0%
599
C
37.6%
1,881
D
34.6%
1,731
E
12.2%
611
F
1352.7%
G
280.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCH3National AvgDifference
Heating£945/yr£782/yr▲ £163
Hot water£210/yr£184/yr▲ £26
Lighting£108/yr£95/yr▲ £13
Total£1,264/yr£1,061/yr▲ £203

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
3,35066.9%
Flat
92418.5%
Bungalow
67613.5%
Maisonette
561.1%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,56971.9%
Electric
87117.5%
Oil
4148.3%
LPG
611.2%
Other
501.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

105 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 64, 2022: 67, 2023: 66, 2024: 69, 2025: 697269666259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
64
2022
67
2023
66
2024
69
2025
69

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