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CW8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CW8 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

54.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CW8

54.6%

rated A–C

10.6%

rated E–G

£1,116

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 CW8

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
22.5%
C69–80
69
30.3%
D55–68
34.8%
E39–54
7.6%
F21–38
2.2%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in CW8

A
1021.8%
B
22.5%
1,255
C
30.3%
1,689
D
34.8%
1,942
E
4257.6%
F
1222.2%
G
460.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCW8National AvgDifference
Heating£838/yr£782/yr▲ £56
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,116/yr£1,061/yr▲ £55

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
4,36578.2%
Flat
5169.2%
Bungalow
4968.9%
Maisonette
1853.3%
Park home
190.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,92688.3%
Electric
3305.9%
Oil
1993.6%
LPG
801.4%
Other
450.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

101 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 70, 2022: 69, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 697371696664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
70
2022
69
2023
68
2024
70
2025
69

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