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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HD8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HD8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

52.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HD8

52.8%

rated A–C

10.4%

rated E–G

£1,352

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 HD8

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
17.3%
C69–80
69
33.7%
D55–68
36.8%
E39–54
8.4%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in HD8

A
821.8%
B
17.3%
794
C
33.7%
1,543
D
36.8%
1,686
E
8.4%
387
F
661.4%
G
230.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHD8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,069/yr£782/yr▲ £287
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,352/yr£1,061/yr▲ £291

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
3,58078.1%
Bungalow
51811.3%
Flat
4439.7%
Maisonette
400.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,21692.1%
Electric
2515.5%
Oil
591.3%
LPG
260.6%
Other
260.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

105 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
9%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 72, 2024: 69, 2025: 707572696562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
69
2023
72
2024
69
2025
70

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