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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DN12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DN12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

41.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DN12

41.7%

rated A–C

8.6%

rated E–G

£1,146

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 DN12

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
6.1%
C69–80
35.5%
D55–68
66
49.8%
E39–54
7.1%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in DN12

A
20.1%
B
2446.1%
C
35.5%
1,416
D
49.8%
1,984
E
2827.1%
F
370.9%
G
220.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDN12National AvgDifference
Heating£888/yr£782/yr▲ £106
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,146/yr£1,061/yr▲ £85

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
2,62165.7%
Bungalow
80720.2%
Flat
50512.7%
Maisonette
541.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,84096.4%
Electric
882.2%
Other
391.0%
Oil
100.3%
LPG
70.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
24%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 66, 2025: 697270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
65
2023
65
2024
66
2025
69

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