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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

49.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP20

49.7%

rated A–C

21.3%

rated E–G

£1,296

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 IP20

A92+
2.3%
B81–91
14.9%
C69–80
32.4%
D55–68
66
29.1%
E39–54
15.4%
F21–38
4.6%
G1–20
1.3%

EPC band distribution in IP20

A
312.3%
B
14.9%
198
C
32.4%
430
D
29.1%
386
E
15.4%
204
F
614.6%
G
171.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP20National AvgDifference
Heating£949/yr£782/yr▲ £167
Hot water£243/yr£184/yr▲ £59
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,296/yr£1,061/yr▲ £235

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
76557.6%
Bungalow
38328.9%
Flat
16412.4%
Maisonette
151.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
61646.4%
Electric
42832.3%
Oil
23918.0%
Other
272.0%
LPG
171.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
9%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 64, 2022: 63, 2023: 67, 2024: 65, 2025: 707369656157202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
64
2022
63
2023
67
2024
65
2025
70

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