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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HD3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HD3 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

45.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HD3

45.2%

rated A–C

12.5%

rated E–G

£1,165

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 HD3

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
8.9%
C69–80
36.2%
D55–68
66
42.3%
E39–54
10.7%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in HD3

A
50.1%
B
8.9%
416
C
36.2%
1,683
D
42.3%
1,971
E
10.7%
499
F
601.3%
G
210.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHD3National AvgDifference
Heating£900/yr£782/yr▲ £118
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,165/yr£1,061/yr▲ £104

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
3,13867.4%
Flat
1,18825.5%
Bungalow
2735.9%
Maisonette
561.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,88983.6%
Electric
72615.6%
Other
190.4%
LPG
110.2%
Oil
80.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 66, 2025: 677068666361202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
67
2022
67
2023
67
2024
66
2025
67

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