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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HX3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HX3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HX3

45.8%

rated A–C

15.5%

rated E–G

£1,258

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 HX3

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
6.5%
C69–80
39.0%
D55–68
65
38.7%
E39–54
12.4%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
1.1%

EPC band distribution in HX3

A
250.3%
B
5076.5%
C
39.0%
3,037
D
38.7%
3,011
E
12.4%
963
F
1572.0%
G
871.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHX3National AvgDifference
Heating£983/yr£782/yr▲ £201
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,258/yr£1,061/yr▲ £197

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
5,45170.0%
Flat
1,45118.6%
Bungalow
6127.9%
Maisonette
2713.5%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,82987.7%
Electric
89211.5%
Other
320.4%
Oil
190.2%
LPG
130.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
15%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 63, 2022: 65, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 677067656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
63
2022
65
2023
67
2024
67
2025
67

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