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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP26 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 59

9.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

27.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+25

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP26

27.9%

rated A–C

40.3%

rated E–G

£1,458

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 IP26

A92+
2.6%
B81–91
12.4%
C69–80
12.9%
D55–68
59
31.8%
E39–54
29.1%
F21–38
10.0%
G1–20
1.2%

EPC band distribution in IP26

A
452.6%
B
12.4%
216
C
12.9%
225
D
31.8%
555
E
29.1%
507
F
10.0%
175
G
211.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP26National AvgDifference
Heating£1,079/yr£782/yr▲ £297
Hot water£266/yr£184/yr▲ £82
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,458/yr£1,061/yr▲ £397

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
1,02658.8%
Bungalow
67438.6%
Flat
372.1%
Maisonette
70.4%

Main heating fuel

Oil
79045.4%
Electric
70640.5%
Mains gas
1538.8%
LPG
653.7%
Other
281.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.5 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
19%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 59, 2021: 54, 2022: 57, 2023: 57, 2024: 62, 2025: 677065615651202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
59
2021
54
2022
57
2023
57
2024
62
2025
67

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