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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CO1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CO1 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CO1

56.8%

rated A–C

9.6%

rated E–G

£888

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 CO1

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
11.6%
C69–80
45.1%
D55–68
68
33.5%
E39–54
7.7%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in CO1

A
30.1%
B
11.6%
454
C
45.1%
1,760
D
33.5%
1,307
E
3027.7%
F
591.5%
G
150.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCO1National AvgDifference
Heating£634/yr£782/yr▼ £148
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£77/yr£95/yr▼ £18
Total£888/yr£1,061/yr▼ £173

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
1,95750.2%
Flat
1,70543.7%
Maisonette
1203.1%
Bungalow
1183.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,84172.8%
Electric
1,04026.7%
Other
120.3%
LPG
60.2%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

67 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
4%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
9%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 677371696664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
70
2023
69
2024
68
2025
67

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