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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DL14 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DL14 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

63.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DL14

63.4%

rated A–C

8.4%

rated E–G

£1,212

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 DL14

A92+
3.1%
B81–91
10.2%
C69–80
69
50.1%
D55–68
28.2%
E39–54
6.6%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in DL14

A
2443.1%
B
10.2%
807
C
50.1%
3,964
D
28.2%
2,229
E
5256.6%
F
921.2%
G
510.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDL14National AvgDifference
Heating£931/yr£782/yr▲ £149
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,212/yr£1,061/yr▲ £151

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
5,98275.6%
Bungalow
1,15314.6%
Flat
7599.6%
Maisonette
180.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,06289.4%
Electric
5977.6%
Other
1021.3%
Oil
941.2%
LPG
410.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 72, 2025: 717572696562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
69
2023
70
2024
72
2025
71

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