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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GL3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GL3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

67.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GL3

67.8%

rated A–C

8.0%

rated E–G

£856

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 GL3

A92+
4.6%
B81–91
32.0%
C69–80
73
31.2%
D55–68
24.1%
E39–54
6.7%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in GL3

A
3144.6%
B
32.0%
2,174
C
31.2%
2,115
D
24.1%
1,637
E
4536.7%
F
731.1%
G
190.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGL3National AvgDifference
Heating£585/yr£782/yr▼ £197
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£856/yr£1,061/yr▼ £205

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
5,07474.8%
Flat
1,01615.0%
Bungalow
5858.6%
Maisonette
1101.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,96687.9%
Electric
74511.0%
Oil
340.5%
Other
220.3%
LPG
180.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.2 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
23%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
37%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 71, 2022: 74, 2023: 75, 2024: 77, 2025: 768076726763202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
71
2022
74
2023
75
2024
77
2025
76

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