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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HP21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HP21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

61.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HP21

61.8%

rated A–C

7.2%

rated E–G

£911

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 HP21

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
14.6%
C69–80
70
47.1%
D55–68
31.0%
E39–54
6.9%
F21–38
0.3%
G1–20
0.0%

EPC band distribution in HP21

A
40.1%
B
14.6%
663
C
47.1%
2,131
D
31.0%
1,403
E
3126.9%
F
150.3%
G
10.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHP21National AvgDifference
Heating£630/yr£782/yr▼ £152
Hot water£196/yr£184/yr▲ £12
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£911/yr£1,061/yr▼ £150

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
2,99566.1%
Flat
1,27028.0%
Bungalow
1593.5%
Maisonette
1052.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,50277.3%
Electric
1,00922.3%
Other
150.3%
LPG
20.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
12%
1983–1990
12%
1991–1995
8%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 72, 2025: 717573716866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
69
2022
70
2023
69
2024
72
2025
71

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