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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HD4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HD4 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

44.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HD4

44.3%

rated A–C

11.6%

rated E–G

£1,141

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 HD4

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
11.7%
C69–80
32.1%
D55–68
66
44.0%
E39–54
9.3%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in HD4

A
250.6%
B
11.7%
519
C
32.1%
1,425
D
44.0%
1,955
E
9.3%
413
F
671.5%
G
370.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHD4National AvgDifference
Heating£882/yr£782/yr▲ £100
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,141/yr£1,061/yr▲ £80

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
3,33775.1%
Flat
73216.5%
Bungalow
3107.0%
Maisonette
611.4%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,93588.6%
Electric
46610.5%
Other
240.5%
Oil
120.3%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
15%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 67, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
66
2023
68
2024
67
2025
68

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