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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HU5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HU5 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

41.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HU5

41.8%

rated A–C

8.0%

rated E–G

£1,047

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 HU5

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
3.1%
C69–80
38.4%
D55–68
66
50.2%
E39–54
6.3%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in HU5

A
320.3%
B
3003.1%
C
38.4%
3,700
D
50.2%
4,841
E
6086.3%
F
1071.1%
G
550.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHU5National AvgDifference
Heating£810/yr£782/yr▲ £28
Hot water£155/yr£184/yr▼ £29
Lighting£82/yr£95/yr▼ £13
Total£1,047/yr£1,061/yr▼ £14

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
7,03372.9%
Flat
1,90219.7%
Bungalow
6176.4%
Maisonette
910.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,88092.1%
Electric
7137.4%
Other
490.5%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
32%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
65
2023
66
2024
67
2025
68

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