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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

67.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP5

67.9%

rated A–C

4.6%

rated E–G

£1,031

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 IP5

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
12.3%
C69–80
71
54.7%
D55–68
27.5%
E39–54
3.8%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in IP5

A
271.0%
B
12.3%
320
C
54.7%
1,427
D
27.5%
718
E
983.8%
F
190.7%
G
20.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP5National AvgDifference
Heating£721/yr£782/yr▼ £61
Hot water£206/yr£184/yr▲ £22
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,031/yr£1,061/yr▼ £30

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
1,60861.6%
Bungalow
54120.7%
Flat
40115.4%
Maisonette
592.3%
Park home
20.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,06479.1%
Electric
52019.9%
Oil
170.7%
LPG
60.2%
Other
40.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
13%
1991–1995
10%
1996–2002
14%
2003–2006
16%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 70, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 73, 2025: 757875726966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
70
2022
69
2023
71
2024
73
2025
75

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