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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP12 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

41.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP12

41.6%

rated A–C

21.2%

rated E–G

£1,325

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 IP12

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
12.5%
C69–80
27.9%
D55–68
65
37.1%
E39–54
17.0%
F21–38
3.6%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in IP12

A
571.3%
B
12.5%
562
C
27.9%
1,256
D
37.1%
1,672
E
17.0%
764
F
1623.6%
G
300.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP12National AvgDifference
Heating£985/yr£782/yr▲ £203
Hot water£228/yr£184/yr▲ £44
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,325/yr£1,061/yr▲ £264

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
2,90264.4%
Bungalow
83418.5%
Flat
65814.6%
Maisonette
1072.4%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,06645.9%
Electric
1,45732.4%
Oil
77617.2%
LPG
1623.6%
Other
380.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
12%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 63, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
63
2023
64
2024
65
2025
68

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