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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DY5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DY5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

48.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DY5

48.7%

rated A–C

7.6%

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 DY5

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
6.3%
C69–80
42.2%
D55–68
67
43.7%
E39–54
6.2%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DY5

A
190.2%
B
5386.3%
C
42.2%
3,602
D
43.7%
3,737
E
5266.2%
F
851.0%
G
360.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDY5National AvgDifference
Heating£786/yr£782/yr▲ £4
Hot water£212/yr£184/yr▲ £28
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
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
5,51564.6%
Flat
2,14425.1%
Bungalow
6367.4%
Maisonette
2472.9%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,13583.5%
Electric
1,35815.9%
Other
460.5%
LPG
30.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

69 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
23%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
68
2022
67
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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