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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IG7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IG7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

53.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IG7

53.8%

rated A–C

9.5%

rated E–G

£1,187

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 IG7

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
15.2%
C69–80
69
38.5%
D55–68
36.7%
E39–54
8.3%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in IG7

A
30.1%
B
15.2%
409
C
38.5%
1,032
D
36.7%
984
E
8.3%
222
F
240.9%
G
80.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIG7National AvgDifference
Heating£885/yr£782/yr▲ £103
Hot water£190/yr£184/yr▲ £6
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,187/yr£1,061/yr▲ £126

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
1,67462.4%
Flat
77628.9%
Maisonette
1666.2%
Bungalow
662.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,32590.4%
Electric
2268.8%
Oil
120.5%
Other
60.2%
LPG
20.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

116 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
29%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 69, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 697371696664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
69
2022
67
2023
69
2024
70
2025
69

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