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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DH8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DH8 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

54.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DH8

54.6%

rated A–C

9.4%

rated E–G

£1,235

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 DH8

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
9.4%
C69–80
43.3%
D55–68
68
36.0%
E39–54
7.7%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DH8

A
1051.9%
B
9.4%
515
C
43.3%
2,379
D
36.0%
1,979
E
4227.7%
F
731.3%
G
230.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDH8National AvgDifference
Heating£972/yr£782/yr▲ £190
Hot water£164/yr£184/yr▼ £20
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,235/yr£1,061/yr▲ £174

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
4,10774.7%
Bungalow
91916.7%
Flat
4508.2%
Maisonette
200.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,08192.5%
Electric
1993.6%
Oil
1362.5%
LPG
400.7%
Other
380.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
67
2023
68
2024
69
2025
71

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