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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

66.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP2

66.7%

rated A–C

5.1%

rated E–G

£930

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 IP2

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
11.3%
C69–80
70
55.3%
D55–68
28.2%
E39–54
4.2%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in IP2

A
40.1%
B
11.3%
755
C
55.3%
3,699
D
28.2%
1,887
E
2844.2%
F
460.7%
G
90.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP2National AvgDifference
Heating£655/yr£782/yr▼ £127
Hot water£179/yr£184/yr▼ £5
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£930/yr£1,061/yr▼ £131

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
3,58953.7%
Flat
2,64939.6%
Bungalow
3605.4%
Maisonette
861.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,53282.9%
Electric
1,11616.7%
Other
170.3%
Oil
90.1%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

74 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
28%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
13%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 70, 2022: 71, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
70
2022
71
2023
69
2024
70
2025
72

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