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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GL53 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GL53 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

49.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GL53

49.5%

rated A–C

12.5%

rated E–G

£1,379

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 GL53

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
14.3%
C69–80
33.6%
D55–68
68
38.0%
E39–54
10.0%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in GL53

A
531.6%
B
14.3%
479
C
33.6%
1,124
D
38.0%
1,273
E
10.0%
334
F
682.0%
G
150.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGL53National AvgDifference
Heating£1,081/yr£782/yr▲ £299
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,379/yr£1,061/yr▲ £318

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
2,28868.4%
Flat
75422.5%
Bungalow
2517.5%
Maisonette
531.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,76482.6%
Electric
45313.5%
Oil
792.4%
LPG
250.7%
Other
240.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.5 t

potential annual estimate

109 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 697270686563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
67
2023
68
2024
69
2025
69

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