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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DN4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DN4 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

55.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 11K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DN4

55.7%

rated A–C

7.2%

rated E–G

£1,003

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 DN4

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
17.1%
C69–80
69
37.9%
D55–68
37.1%
E39–54
5.9%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in DN4

A
710.7%
B
17.1%
1,827
C
37.9%
4,049
D
37.1%
3,960
E
6325.9%
F
1041.0%
G
370.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDN4National AvgDifference
Heating£750/yr£782/yr▼ £32
Hot water£161/yr£184/yr▼ £23
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,003/yr£1,061/yr▼ £58

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
7,68872.0%
Flat
1,66915.6%
Bungalow
1,26411.8%
Maisonette
590.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,77591.7%
Electric
8297.8%
Other
500.5%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
70
2023
70
2024
70
2025
71

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