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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP28 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP28 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP28

54.9%

rated A–C

14.5%

rated E–G

£1,092

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 IP28

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
14.4%
C69–80
39.8%
D55–68
68
30.6%
E39–54
11.2%
F21–38
2.5%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in IP28

A
440.8%
B
14.4%
831
C
39.8%
2,304
D
30.6%
1,774
E
11.2%
649
F
1472.5%
G
410.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP28National AvgDifference
Heating£775/yr£782/yr▼ £7
Hot water£212/yr£184/yr▲ £28
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,092/yr£1,061/yr▲ £31

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
3,96068.4%
Bungalow
1,32322.8%
Flat
3816.6%
Park home
711.2%
Maisonette
550.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,79748.3%
Electric
1,44525.0%
Oil
1,34623.2%
LPG
1773.1%
Other
250.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
9%
2003–2006
10%
2007–2011
14%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 66, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 71, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
66
2022
66
2023
67
2024
71
2025
71

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