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HP4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HP4 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

58.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HP4

58.1%

rated A–C

9.8%

rated E–G

£1,317

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 HP4

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
10.7%
C69–80
69
46.8%
D55–68
32.1%
E39–54
7.5%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in HP4

A
240.6%
B
10.7%
431
C
46.8%
1,880
D
32.1%
1,290
E
3027.5%
F
802.0%
G
110.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHP4National AvgDifference
Heating£1,004/yr£782/yr▲ £222
Hot water£200/yr£184/yr▲ £16
Lighting£112/yr£95/yr▲ £17
Total£1,317/yr£1,061/yr▲ £256

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
2,54463.3%
Flat
1,10127.4%
Bungalow
2887.2%
Maisonette
852.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,35883.6%
Electric
47711.9%
Oil
1413.5%
LPG
260.6%
Other
160.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
67
2023
68
2024
70
2025
70

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