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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GL5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GL5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GL5

42.6%

rated A–C

19.4%

rated E–G

£1,392

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 GL5

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
6.2%
C69–80
35.8%
D55–68
64
38.0%
E39–54
15.6%
F21–38
2.8%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in GL5

A
290.6%
B
2856.2%
C
35.8%
1,653
D
38.0%
1,757
E
15.6%
721
F
1302.8%
G
430.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGL5National AvgDifference
Heating£1,091/yr£782/yr▲ £309
Hot water£193/yr£184/yr▲ £9
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,392/yr£1,061/yr▲ £331

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
3,09967.1%
Flat
1,04822.7%
Bungalow
3667.9%
Maisonette
1052.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,67779.7%
Electric
83918.2%
Oil
561.2%
Other
360.8%
LPG
80.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

93 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
24%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 63, 2022: 63, 2023: 65, 2024: 66, 2025: 656967656260202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
63
2022
63
2023
65
2024
66
2025
65

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