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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CT3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CT3 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

62.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CT3

62.1%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,001

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 CT3

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
32.4%
C69–80
71
28.9%
D55–68
26.1%
E39–54
8.4%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in CT3

A
280.8%
B
32.4%
1,128
C
28.9%
1,007
D
26.1%
910
E
8.4%
293
F
852.4%
G
300.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCT3National AvgDifference
Heating£738/yr£782/yr▼ £44
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,001/yr£1,061/yr▼ £60

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
2,57874.1%
Bungalow
44712.8%
Flat
43912.6%
Maisonette
170.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,79180.2%
Electric
3349.6%
Oil
2386.8%
LPG
882.5%
Other
290.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 71, 2022: 73, 2023: 69, 2024: 72, 2025: 727673706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
71
2022
73
2023
69
2024
72
2025
72

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