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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HG1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HG1 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

47.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HG1

47.0%

rated A–C

12.1%

rated E–G

£1,253

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 HG1

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
10.3%
C69–80
36.5%
D55–68
67
41.0%
E39–54
10.3%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in HG1

A
120.2%
B
10.3%
695
C
36.5%
2,453
D
41.0%
2,757
E
10.3%
691
F
911.4%
G
290.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHG1National AvgDifference
Heating£972/yr£782/yr▲ £190
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,253/yr£1,061/yr▲ £192

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
3,50552.1%
Flat
2,69440.0%
Bungalow
3345.0%
Maisonette
1952.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,37279.8%
Electric
1,33019.8%
Other
200.3%
LPG
30.0%
Oil
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 687169676462202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
66
2023
68
2024
68
2025
68

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