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Postcode district energy-performance profile

L3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in L3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 76

7.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

85.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+6

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about L3

85.6%

rated A–C

3.0%

rated E–G

£740

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 L3

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
35.2%
C69–80
76
50.4%
D55–68
11.4%
E39–54
2.6%
F21–38
0.3%
G1–20
0.0%

EPC band distribution in L3

A
10.0%
B
35.2%
2,637
C
50.4%
3,769
D
11.4%
853
E
1982.6%
F
240.3%
G
20.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeL3National AvgDifference
Heating£401/yr£782/yr▼ £381
Hot water£263/yr£184/yr▲ £79
Lighting£76/yr£95/yr▼ £19
Total£740/yr£1,061/yr▼ £321

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

Flat
6,38685.3%
House
79710.6%
Bungalow
2142.9%
Maisonette
871.2%

Main heating fuel

Electric
4,74068.0%
Mains gas
2,22531.9%
Other
50.1%
LPG
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

1.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

67 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
1%
1950–1966
2%
1967–1975
1%
1976–1982
1%
1983–1990
10%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
12%
2003–2006
19%
2007–2011
12%
2012+
26%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 74, 2021: 75, 2022: 74, 2023: 78, 2024: 76, 2025: 778179767471202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
74
2021
75
2022
74
2023
78
2024
76
2025
77

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