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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DE21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DE21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DE21

45.6%

rated A–C

11.8%

rated E–G

£1,047

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 DE21

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
8.2%
C69–80
37.0%
D55–68
66
42.6%
E39–54
9.8%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DE21

A
240.3%
B
8.2%
593
C
37.0%
2,661
D
42.6%
3,062
E
9.8%
704
F
1201.7%
G
280.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDE21National AvgDifference
Heating£787/yr£782/yr▲ £5
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,047/yr£1,061/yr▼ £14

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
5,58577.7%
Bungalow
78911.0%
Flat
7029.8%
Maisonette
1161.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,46389.9%
Electric
6669.3%
Other
320.4%
Oil
230.3%
LPG
80.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
9%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 66, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 677068676563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
66
2023
66
2024
67
2025
67

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