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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DL1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DL1 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

53.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DL1

53.4%

rated A–C

11.5%

rated E–G

£1,065

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 DL1

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
8.9%
C69–80
43.0%
D55–68
68
35.1%
E39–54
9.9%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DL1

A
1301.6%
B
8.9%
723
C
43.0%
3,504
D
35.1%
2,858
E
9.9%
808
F
951.2%
G
340.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDL1National AvgDifference
Heating£810/yr£782/yr▲ £28
Hot water£164/yr£184/yr▼ £20
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,065/yr£1,061/yr▲ £4

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
5,81071.3%
Flat
1,86222.8%
Bungalow
4605.6%
Maisonette
200.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,11887.3%
Electric
98412.1%
Other
270.3%
LPG
120.1%
Oil
110.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
26%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 64, 2022: 70, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 707370676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
64
2022
70
2023
68
2024
68
2025
70

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