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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CR5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CR5 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

50.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CR5

50.5%

rated A–C

11.6%

rated E–G

£1,212

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 CR5

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
16.3%
C69–80
33.1%
D55–68
68
37.9%
E39–54
9.7%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in CR5

A
411.0%
B
16.3%
640
C
33.1%
1,299
D
37.9%
1,487
E
9.7%
382
F
561.4%
G
180.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCR5National AvgDifference
Heating£927/yr£782/yr▲ £145
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,212/yr£1,061/yr▲ £151

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
2,36060.2%
Flat
1,19730.5%
Bungalow
2436.2%
Maisonette
1233.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,30787.8%
Electric
43411.5%
Other
110.3%
Oil
100.3%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
31%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 687371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
69
2022
70
2023
66
2024
66
2025
68

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