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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DL12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DL12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

38.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+21

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DL12

38.1%

rated A–C

28.4%

rated E–G

£1,579

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 DL12

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
11.7%
C69–80
25.7%
D55–68
62
33.5%
E39–54
20.0%
F21–38
6.2%
G1–20
2.2%

EPC band distribution in DL12

A
160.7%
B
11.7%
276
C
25.7%
606
D
33.5%
790
E
20.0%
472
F
1466.2%
G
532.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDL12National AvgDifference
Heating£1,269/yr£782/yr▲ £487
Hot water£207/yr£184/yr▲ £23
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,579/yr£1,061/yr▲ £518

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
1,67571.0%
Flat
39716.8%
Bungalow
23710.0%
Maisonette
361.5%
Park home
140.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,38258.9%
Oil
43318.4%
Electric
40717.3%
Other
773.3%
LPG
482.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.7 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
30%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 54, 2021: 62, 2022: 63, 2023: 66, 2024: 63, 2025: 636965605651202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
54
2021
62
2022
63
2023
66
2024
63
2025
63

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