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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DY4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DY4 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

61.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DY4

61.2%

rated A–C

5.3%

rated E–G

£939

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 DY4

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
8.1%
C69–80
69
52.6%
D55–68
33.5%
E39–54
4.4%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in DY4

A
360.5%
B
8.1%
583
C
52.6%
3,793
D
33.5%
2,412
E
3144.4%
F
520.7%
G
150.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDY4National AvgDifference
Heating£673/yr£782/yr▼ £109
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£939/yr£1,061/yr▼ £122

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
4,41861.3%
Flat
2,33932.5%
Bungalow
2753.8%
Maisonette
1732.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,20486.1%
Electric
98413.7%
Other
130.2%
LPG
30.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

70 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 707371696765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
69
2023
70
2024
70
2025
70

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