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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

58.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP3

58.2%

rated A–C

6.5%

rated E–G

£1,021

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 IP3

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
9.4%
C69–80
69
47.4%
D55–68
35.4%
E39–54
5.2%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in IP3

A
761.3%
B
9.4%
537
C
47.4%
2,707
D
35.4%
2,020
E
2965.2%
F
530.9%
G
200.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP3National AvgDifference
Heating£732/yr£782/yr▼ £50
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,021/yr£1,061/yr▼ £40

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
3,73565.4%
Flat
1,59127.9%
Bungalow
3335.8%
Maisonette
500.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,48778.6%
Electric
1,20521.1%
Other
110.2%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
26%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
3%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
14%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 717472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
67
2022
68
2023
69
2024
70
2025
71

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