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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HU8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HU8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HU8

51.1%

rated A–C

5.7%

rated E–G

£1,021

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 HU8

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
4.9%
C69–80
45.8%
D55–68
68
43.2%
E39–54
4.4%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in HU8

A
280.5%
B
2874.9%
C
45.8%
2,692
D
43.2%
2,540
E
2584.4%
F
540.9%
G
210.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHU8National AvgDifference
Heating£764/yr£782/yr▼ £18
Hot water£172/yr£184/yr▼ £12
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£1,021/yr£1,061/yr▼ £40

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
4,57777.8%
Flat
74512.7%
Bungalow
5168.8%
Maisonette
420.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,52493.9%
Electric
3315.6%
Other
230.4%
LPG
10.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
29%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 697370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
66
2023
68
2024
70
2025
69

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