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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DH9 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DH9 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

55.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DH9

55.5%

rated A–C

6.3%

rated E–G

£1,144

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 DH9

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
5.5%
C69–80
48.6%
D55–68
68
38.2%
E39–54
5.3%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in DH9

A
761.3%
B
3135.5%
C
48.6%
2,748
D
38.2%
2,159
E
3025.3%
F
440.8%
G
130.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDH9National AvgDifference
Heating£889/yr£782/yr▲ £107
Hot water£156/yr£184/yr▼ £28
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,144/yr£1,061/yr▲ £83

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
4,38077.5%
Bungalow
80014.1%
Flat
4197.4%
Maisonette
561.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,43896.2%
Electric
1552.7%
Other
310.5%
Oil
220.4%
LPG
90.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
26%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 717472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
68
2023
67
2024
68
2025
71

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