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Postcode district energy-performance profile

IP6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in IP6 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

58.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about IP6

58.5%

rated A–C

16.9%

rated E–G

£1,138

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 IP6

A92+
2.1%
B81–91
30.1%
C69–80
69
26.3%
D55–68
24.6%
E39–54
12.5%
F21–38
3.5%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in IP6

A
632.1%
B
30.1%
923
C
26.3%
804
D
24.6%
754
E
12.5%
383
F
1083.5%
G
270.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeIP6National AvgDifference
Heating£823/yr£782/yr▲ £41
Hot water£210/yr£184/yr▲ £26
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,138/yr£1,061/yr▲ £77

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
2,15770.4%
Bungalow
57518.8%
Flat
3009.8%
Maisonette
260.8%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,61052.6%
Electric
83127.2%
Oil
52317.1%
LPG
722.4%
Other
240.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
72

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