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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DE5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DE5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DE5

50.1%

rated A–C

13.4%

rated E–G

£1,127

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 DE5

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
16.9%
C69–80
32.7%
D55–68
67
36.6%
E39–54
11.0%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in DE5

A
220.5%
B
16.9%
724
C
32.7%
1,400
D
36.6%
1,567
E
11.0%
472
F
721.7%
G
290.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDE5National AvgDifference
Heating£845/yr£782/yr▲ £63
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,127/yr£1,061/yr▲ £66

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
3,17374.0%
Bungalow
49111.5%
Flat
47211.0%
Maisonette
1503.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,61284.3%
Electric
62214.5%
Other
310.7%
Oil
110.3%
LPG
100.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 62, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 707370666359202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
62
2022
68
2023
69
2024
69
2025
70

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