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Postcode district energy-performance profile

L38 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in L38 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

257

from 274 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about L38

42.3%

rated A–C

20.8%

rated E–G

£1,569

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 L38

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
3.6%
C69–80
38.0%
D55–68
63
36.9%
E39–54
13.1%
F21–38
6.2%
G1–20
1.5%

EPC band distribution in L38

A
20.7%
B
103.6%
C
38.0%
104
D
36.9%
101
E
13.1%
36
F
176.2%
G
41.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeL38National AvgDifference
Heating£1,231/yr£782/yr▲ £449
Hot water£214/yr£184/yr▲ £30
Lighting£124/yr£95/yr▲ £29
Total£1,569/yr£1,061/yr▲ £508

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
21177.0%
Bungalow
5821.2%
Flat
51.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
21076.6%
LPG
248.8%
Oil
186.6%
Electric
155.5%
Other
72.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.7 t

potential annual estimate

123 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
19%
1976–1982
13%
1983–1990
13%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 57, 2023: 66, 2024: 62, 2025: 656965625854202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
57
2023
66
2024
62
2025
65

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