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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DY12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DY12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

35.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DY12

35.0%

rated A–C

25.5%

rated E–G

£1,474

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 DY12

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
8.0%
C69–80
26.2%
D55–68
62
39.5%
E39–54
17.6%
F21–38
5.2%
G1–20
2.7%

EPC band distribution in DY12

A
140.8%
B
8.0%
144
C
26.2%
470
D
39.5%
710
E
17.6%
316
F
945.2%
G
482.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDY12National AvgDifference
Heating£1,151/yr£782/yr▲ £369
Hot water£217/yr£184/yr▲ £33
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,474/yr£1,061/yr▲ £413

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
1,20967.3%
Bungalow
34018.9%
Flat
22112.3%
Maisonette
191.1%
Park home
70.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,11462.1%
Electric
33618.7%
Oil
18610.4%
LPG
1287.1%
Other
301.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
22%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 55, 2021: 59, 2022: 61, 2023: 61, 2024: 63, 2025: 687166625752202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
55
2021
59
2022
61
2023
61
2024
63
2025
68

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