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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HG2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HG2 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

44.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HG2

44.5%

rated A–C

11.8%

rated E–G

£1,485

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 HG2

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
6.7%
C69–80
37.0%
D55–68
66
43.7%
E39–54
10.2%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in HG2

A
400.8%
B
3306.7%
C
37.0%
1,823
D
43.7%
2,155
E
10.2%
501
F
531.1%
G
270.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHG2National AvgDifference
Heating£1,192/yr£782/yr▲ £410
Hot water£183/yr£184/yr▼ £1
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£1,485/yr£1,061/yr▲ £424

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
3,07662.4%
Flat
1,51630.8%
Bungalow
2414.9%
Maisonette
941.9%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,39289.1%
Electric
51610.5%
Other
170.3%
Oil
30.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.8 t

potential annual estimate

106 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 66, 2025: 697269676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
65
2023
65
2024
66
2025
69

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