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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DL16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DL16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

58.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DL16

58.5%

rated A–C

8.1%

rated E–G

£1,009

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 DL16

A92+
2.0%
B81–91
23.4%
C69–80
71
33.2%
D55–68
33.4%
E39–54
7.1%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DL16

A
782.0%
B
23.4%
924
C
33.2%
1,312
D
33.4%
1,319
E
2817.1%
F
230.6%
G
170.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDL16National AvgDifference
Heating£770/yr£782/yr▼ £12
Hot water£147/yr£184/yr▼ £37
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£1,009/yr£1,061/yr▼ £52

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
3,19080.7%
Bungalow
49112.4%
Flat
2646.7%
Maisonette
90.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,80696.3%
Electric
1012.6%
Other
220.6%
Oil
150.4%
LPG
90.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 74, 2025: 737774716865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
70
2023
70
2024
74
2025
73

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