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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP1 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

57.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP1

57.6%

rated A–C

8.9%

rated E–G

£1,023

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 IP1

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
13.4%
C69–80
69
42.8%
D55–68
33.6%
E39–54
7.0%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in IP1

A
1061.3%
B
13.4%
1,072
C
42.8%
3,412
D
33.6%
2,678
E
5577.0%
F
1111.4%
G
390.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP1National AvgDifference
Heating£738/yr£782/yr▼ £44
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,023/yr£1,061/yr▼ £38

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
4,84160.7%
Flat
2,72434.2%
Bungalow
3033.8%
Maisonette
1071.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,14177.1%
Electric
1,77722.3%
Other
380.5%
LPG
80.1%
Oil
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 737673696662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
67
2023
70
2024
70
2025
73

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