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Postcode district energy-performance profile

HX4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in HX4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

38.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about HX4

38.1%

rated A–C

18.1%

rated E–G

£1,401

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 HX4

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
6.1%
C69–80
31.6%
D55–68
64
43.7%
E39–54
15.0%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in HX4

A
70.4%
B
1046.1%
C
31.6%
541
D
43.7%
748
E
15.0%
256
F
412.4%
G
130.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeHX4National AvgDifference
Heating£1,119/yr£782/yr▲ £337
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,401/yr£1,061/yr▲ £340

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
1,26473.9%
Flat
28016.4%
Bungalow
1207.0%
Maisonette
452.6%
Park home
10.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,45184.9%
Electric
22213.0%
Oil
150.9%
LPG
120.7%
Other
100.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
23%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 59, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 67, 2025: 667067636056202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
59
2022
65
2023
65
2024
67
2025
66

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