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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GL7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GL7 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

49.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GL7

49.2%

rated A–C

21.8%

rated E–G

£1,380

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 GL7

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
11.8%
C69–80
35.6%
D55–68
66
29.0%
E39–54
17.2%
F21–38
3.7%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in GL7

A
1521.9%
B
11.8%
965
C
35.6%
2,907
D
29.0%
2,368
E
17.2%
1,404
F
3033.7%
G
750.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGL7National AvgDifference
Heating£1,056/yr£782/yr▲ £274
Hot water£212/yr£184/yr▲ £28
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,380/yr£1,061/yr▲ £319

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
5,66469.3%
Flat
1,63019.9%
Bungalow
7429.1%
Maisonette
1051.3%
Park home
330.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,60156.9%
Electric
2,22427.5%
Oil
1,01212.5%
LPG
1752.2%
Other
771.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 63, 2022: 67, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 687168656158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
63
2022
67
2023
66
2024
67
2025
68

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