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Postcode district energy-performance profile

DY6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in DY6 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

48.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about DY6

48.8%

rated A–C

7.7%

rated E–G

£1,123

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 DY6

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
12.2%
C69–80
35.7%
D55–68
68
43.5%
E39–54
6.3%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in DY6

A
351.0%
B
12.2%
437
C
35.7%
1,281
D
43.5%
1,561
E
2276.3%
F
351.0%
G
130.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeDY6National AvgDifference
Heating£837/yr£782/yr▲ £55
Hot water£188/yr£184/yr▲ £4
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,123/yr£1,061/yr▲ £62

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
2,59272.2%
Bungalow
61717.2%
Flat
3229.0%
Maisonette
571.6%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,34193.1%
Electric
2206.1%
Oil
120.3%
Other
110.3%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
47%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 65, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 697370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
65
2023
69
2024
70
2025
69

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