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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DN40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DN40 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

57.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DN40

57.1%

rated A–C

7.2%

rated E–G

£1,169

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 DN40

A92+
2.5%
B81–91
9.3%
C69–80
69
45.3%
D55–68
35.7%
E39–54
5.8%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DN40

A
592.5%
B
9.3%
222
C
45.3%
1,085
D
35.7%
854
E
1385.8%
F
251.0%
G
100.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDN40National AvgDifference
Heating£875/yr£782/yr▲ £93
Hot water£181/yr£184/yr▼ £3
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,169/yr£1,061/yr▲ £108

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
1,88578.8%
Bungalow
38015.9%
Flat
1195.0%
Maisonette
90.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,20192.0%
Oil
873.6%
Electric
662.8%
Other
200.8%
LPG
180.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
42%
1967–1975
20%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 727572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
67
2022
66
2023
69
2024
71
2025
72

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