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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DN31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DN31 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

46.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DN31

46.3%

rated A–C

11.5%

rated E–G

£1,033

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 DN31

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
9.9%
C69–80
36.4%
D55–68
66
42.2%
E39–54
9.9%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in DN31

A
00.0%
B
9.9%
232
C
36.4%
852
D
42.2%
989
E
9.9%
233
F
261.1%
G
110.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDN31National AvgDifference
Heating£769/yr£782/yr▼ £13
Hot water£178/yr£184/yr▼ £6
Lighting£86/yr£95/yr▼ £9
Total£1,033/yr£1,061/yr▼ £28

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
1,64170.0%
Flat
66628.4%
Bungalow
261.1%
Maisonette
100.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,92882.3%
Electric
36915.7%
Other
431.8%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

72 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
47%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
4%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 697269666259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
65
2022
67
2023
68
2024
68
2025
69

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