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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DL5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DL5 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

70.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DL5

70.5%

rated A–C

3.8%

rated E–G

£1,035

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 DL5

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
14.2%
C69–80
71
55.7%
D55–68
25.8%
E39–54
3.4%
F21–38
0.3%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in DL5

A
250.6%
B
14.2%
592
C
55.7%
2,327
D
25.8%
1,077
E
1403.4%
F
130.3%
G
40.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDL5National AvgDifference
Heating£781/yr£782/yr▼ £1
Hot water£157/yr£184/yr▼ £27
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,035/yr£1,061/yr▼ £26

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
3,32179.5%
Bungalow
59914.3%
Flat
1924.6%
Maisonette
661.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,01696.1%
Electric
1383.3%
Oil
120.3%
Other
110.3%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
1%
1950–1966
40%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 72, 2022: 72, 2023: 70, 2024: 71, 2025: 717573716967202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
72
2022
72
2023
70
2024
71
2025
71

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