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Postcode district energy-performance profile

L40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in L40 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

66.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about L40

66.7%

rated A–C

10.8%

rated E–G

£1,161

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 L40

A92+
2.3%
B81–91
32.6%
C69–80
71
31.8%
D55–68
22.5%
E39–54
7.6%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in L40

A
782.3%
B
32.6%
1,098
C
31.8%
1,072
D
22.5%
757
E
2557.6%
F
822.4%
G
260.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeL40National AvgDifference
Heating£856/yr£782/yr▲ £74
Hot water£197/yr£184/yr▲ £13
Lighting£109/yr£95/yr▲ £14
Total£1,161/yr£1,061/yr▲ £100

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
2,42772.1%
Flat
47914.2%
Bungalow
44413.2%
Maisonette
180.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,70980.5%
Electric
40011.9%
Oil
1323.9%
LPG
912.7%
Other
351.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

107 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 72, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 74, 2025: 737775727067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
72
2022
70
2023
70
2024
74
2025
73

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