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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DE56 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DE56 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

49.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DE56

49.0%

rated A–C

12.7%

rated E–G

£1,243

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 DE56

A92+
3.9%
B81–91
9.2%
C69–80
35.8%
D55–68
67
38.3%
E39–54
10.1%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in DE56

A
2423.9%
B
9.2%
575
C
35.8%
2,231
D
38.3%
2,385
E
10.1%
626
F
1282.1%
G
370.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDE56National AvgDifference
Heating£961/yr£782/yr▲ £179
Hot water£181/yr£184/yr▼ £3
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,243/yr£1,061/yr▲ £182

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
4,91078.9%
Bungalow
67410.8%
Flat
5118.2%
Maisonette
1292.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,45687.7%
Electric
6089.8%
Oil
1121.8%
Other
270.4%
LPG
190.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 687269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
68
2023
69
2024
69
2025
68

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