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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DH7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DH7 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

61.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DH7

61.7%

rated A–C

7.6%

rated E–G

£1,111

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 DH7

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
10.7%
C69–80
69
50.4%
D55–68
30.7%
E39–54
6.3%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in DH7

A
450.6%
B
10.7%
801
C
50.4%
3,773
D
30.7%
2,298
E
4736.3%
F
781.0%
G
210.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDH7National AvgDifference
Heating£846/yr£782/yr▲ £64
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,111/yr£1,061/yr▲ £50

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
5,55974.2%
Bungalow
1,46219.5%
Flat
4526.0%
Maisonette
160.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,84791.5%
Electric
3144.2%
Oil
1652.2%
Other
1171.6%
LPG
430.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
24%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
68
2023
69
2024
70
2025
71

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