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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CR8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CR8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

61.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CR8

61.7%

rated A–C

9.5%

rated E–G

£1,102

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 CR8

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
29.2%
C69–80
71
30.9%
D55–68
28.9%
E39–54
8.3%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in CR8

A
961.6%
B
29.2%
1,738
C
30.9%
1,838
D
28.9%
1,721
E
8.3%
492
F
540.9%
G
170.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCR8National AvgDifference
Heating£808/yr£782/yr▲ £26
Hot water£190/yr£184/yr▲ £6
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,102/yr£1,061/yr▲ £41

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

Flat
3,17053.2%
House
2,43440.9%
Bungalow
1973.3%
Maisonette
1552.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,71680.5%
Electric
1,11619.1%
Other
160.3%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 69, 2022: 73, 2023: 71, 2024: 74, 2025: 717774726966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
69
2022
73
2023
71
2024
74
2025
71

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