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CO7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CO7 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

55.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CO7

55.9%

rated A–C

14.1%

rated E–G

£1,151

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 CO7

A92+
3.1%
B81–91
28.7%
C69–80
69
24.1%
D55–68
30.1%
E39–54
10.9%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in CO7

A
1723.1%
B
28.7%
1,617
C
24.1%
1,360
D
30.1%
1,695
E
10.9%
615
F
1362.4%
G
420.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCO7National AvgDifference
Heating£853/yr£782/yr▲ £71
Hot water£192/yr£184/yr▲ £8
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,151/yr£1,061/yr▲ £90

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
4,01771.3%
Bungalow
1,09119.4%
Flat
4588.1%
Maisonette
671.2%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,14273.5%
Electric
94916.9%
Oil
4528.0%
LPG
561.0%
Other
330.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

106 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
27%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
69
2023
69
2024
70
2025
72

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