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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DN5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DN5 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

44.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DN5

44.9%

rated A–C

11.1%

rated E–G

£1,181

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 DN5

A92+
1.4%
B81–91
7.2%
C69–80
36.3%
D55–68
66
44.0%
E39–54
8.8%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in DN5

A
771.4%
B
4067.2%
C
36.3%
2,037
D
44.0%
2,469
E
8.8%
495
F
921.6%
G
340.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDN5National AvgDifference
Heating£905/yr£782/yr▲ £123
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,181/yr£1,061/yr▲ £120

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
4,01071.5%
Bungalow
80014.3%
Flat
75713.5%
Maisonette
420.7%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,83986.3%
Electric
57610.3%
Oil
891.6%
Other
721.3%
LPG
310.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 68, 2025: 717471676460202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
65
2023
66
2024
68
2025
71

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