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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DA12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DA12 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

57.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DA12

57.6%

rated A–C

8.9%

rated E–G

£1,008

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 DA12

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
8.2%
C69–80
49.2%
D55–68
68
33.5%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in DA12

A
160.2%
B
8.2%
619
C
49.2%
3,729
D
33.5%
2,537
E
5587.4%
F
881.2%
G
250.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDA12National AvgDifference
Heating£731/yr£782/yr▼ £51
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,008/yr£1,061/yr▼ £53

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
4,70362.1%
Flat
2,23329.5%
Maisonette
3554.7%
Bungalow
2813.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,61987.4%
Electric
85411.3%
Oil
610.8%
Other
220.3%
LPG
160.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
26%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 687370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
68

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