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Postcode district energy-performance profile

EX31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in EX31 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

59.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about EX31

59.1%

rated A–C

15.9%

rated E–G

£1,122

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 EX31

A92+
2.6%
B81–91
24.9%
C69–80
69
31.6%
D55–68
25.0%
E39–54
10.8%
F21–38
3.4%
G1–20
1.7%

EPC band distribution in EX31

A
1272.6%
B
24.9%
1,215
C
31.6%
1,539
D
25.0%
1,219
E
10.8%
524
F
1663.4%
G
831.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeEX31National AvgDifference
Heating£831/yr£782/yr▲ £49
Hot water£191/yr£184/yr▲ £7
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,122/yr£1,061/yr▲ £61

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
3,57773.4%
Bungalow
75015.4%
Flat
49910.2%
Maisonette
430.9%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,53672.7%
Electric
70614.5%
Oil
4559.4%
LPG
861.8%
Other
821.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
15%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 70, 2023: 67, 2024: 66, 2025: 697371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
70
2023
67
2024
66
2025
69

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