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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CH42 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CH42 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CH42

50.2%

rated A–C

8.9%

rated E–G

£1,070

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 CH42

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
7.7%
C69–80
41.9%
D55–68
67
40.9%
E39–54
6.9%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in CH42

A
340.5%
B
4827.7%
C
41.9%
2,615
D
40.9%
2,550
E
4296.9%
F
731.2%
G
550.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCH42National AvgDifference
Heating£814/yr£782/yr▲ £32
Hot water£163/yr£184/yr▼ £21
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,070/yr£1,061/yr▲ £9

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
4,21467.6%
Flat
1,78028.5%
Bungalow
1893.0%
Maisonette
550.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,71893.2%
Electric
3796.2%
Other
360.6%
LPG
20.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
43%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 687269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
65
2022
67
2023
69
2024
68
2025
68

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