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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DY3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DY3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

53.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DY3

53.9%

rated A–C

5.8%

rated E–G

£1,090

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 DY3

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
5.5%
C69–80
47.8%
D55–68
68
40.2%
E39–54
4.7%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in DY3

A
390.7%
B
3215.5%
C
47.8%
2,782
D
40.2%
2,344
E
2734.7%
F
470.8%
G
200.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDY3National AvgDifference
Heating£816/yr£782/yr▲ £34
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,090/yr£1,061/yr▲ £29

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
3,82965.7%
Flat
1,37123.5%
Bungalow
5569.5%
Maisonette
701.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,45693.7%
Electric
3275.6%
Other
240.4%
Oil
100.2%
LPG
70.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
35%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 687270686664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
67
2023
68
2024
69
2025
68

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