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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HR2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HR2 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

53.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HR2

53.3%

rated A–C

18.9%

rated E–G

£1,233

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 HR2

A92+
1.7%
B81–91
11.5%
C69–80
40.1%
D55–68
66
27.8%
E39–54
12.8%
F21–38
4.5%
G1–20
1.5%

EPC band distribution in HR2

A
991.7%
B
11.5%
680
C
40.1%
2,365
D
27.8%
1,641
E
12.8%
758
F
2674.5%
G
901.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHR2National AvgDifference
Heating£922/yr£782/yr▲ £140
Hot water£204/yr£184/yr▲ £20
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,233/yr£1,061/yr▲ £172

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
4,29772.8%
Flat
90415.3%
Bungalow
64811.0%
Maisonette
480.8%
Park home
30.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,64061.8%
Oil
97116.5%
Electric
93815.9%
LPG
2153.7%
Other
1242.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 64, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 677067656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
64
2022
67
2023
67
2024
67
2025
67

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