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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CM3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CM3 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

52.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CM3

52.3%

rated A–C

16.9%

rated E–G

£1,180

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 CM3

A92+
1.7%
B81–91
16.9%
C69–80
33.7%
D55–68
67
30.9%
E39–54
12.3%
F21–38
3.8%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in CM3

A
1371.7%
B
16.9%
1,376
C
33.7%
2,748
D
30.9%
2,518
E
12.3%
1,003
F
3083.8%
G
650.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCM3National AvgDifference
Heating£867/yr£782/yr▲ £85
Hot water£208/yr£184/yr▲ £24
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,180/yr£1,061/yr▲ £119

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
5,68169.7%
Bungalow
1,25315.4%
Flat
1,07313.2%
Maisonette
1421.7%
Park home
60.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,76458.4%
Electric
1,59619.6%
Oil
1,42817.5%
LPG
2943.6%
Other
700.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

104 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
17%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 687269676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
67
2022
67
2023
69
2024
67
2025
68

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