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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CO3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CO3 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

57.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CO3

57.0%

rated A–C

8.8%

rated E–G

£1,076

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 CO3

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
20.4%
C69–80
69
36.1%
D55–68
34.2%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in CO3

A
200.5%
B
20.4%
886
C
36.1%
1,569
D
34.2%
1,486
E
3217.4%
F
481.1%
G
130.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCO3National AvgDifference
Heating£790/yr£782/yr▲ £8
Hot water£185/yr£184/yr▲ £1
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,076/yr£1,061/yr▲ £15

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
2,86365.9%
Flat
93321.5%
Bungalow
45510.5%
Maisonette
922.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,62283.4%
Electric
66215.2%
Oil
431.0%
Other
110.3%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 71, 2024: 69, 2025: 707472706866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
69
2022
70
2023
71
2024
69
2025
70

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