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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CO6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CO6 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

48.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CO6

48.8%

rated A–C

20.0%

rated E–G

£1,276

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 CO6

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
19.4%
C69–80
27.7%
D55–68
66
31.1%
E39–54
15.4%
F21–38
3.9%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in CO6

A
711.8%
B
19.4%
781
C
27.7%
1,118
D
31.1%
1,257
E
15.4%
622
F
1583.9%
G
290.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCO6National AvgDifference
Heating£954/yr£782/yr▲ £172
Hot water£207/yr£184/yr▲ £23
Lighting£115/yr£95/yr▲ £20
Total£1,276/yr£1,061/yr▲ £215

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
2,99574.2%
Bungalow
68316.9%
Flat
3037.5%
Maisonette
541.3%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,31857.6%
Oil
90322.4%
Electric
71817.8%
LPG
541.3%
Other
340.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

112 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
19%

Average EPC score over time

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

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