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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GL50 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GL50 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GL50

50.2%

rated A–C

14.0%

rated E–G

£1,042

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 GL50

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
6.1%
C69–80
43.8%
D55–68
66
35.8%
E39–54
11.1%
F21–38
2.2%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in GL50

A
160.3%
B
3286.1%
C
43.8%
2,355
D
35.8%
1,927
E
11.1%
596
F
1172.2%
G
390.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGL50National AvgDifference
Heating£766/yr£782/yr▼ £16
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,042/yr£1,061/yr▼ £19

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

Flat
3,17859.1%
House
1,97636.7%
Maisonette
1402.6%
Bungalow
811.5%
Park home
30.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,12176.6%
Electric
1,21622.6%
Other
330.6%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
41%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
4%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 677169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
67
2023
67
2024
68
2025
67

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