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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LA18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LA18 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 60

8.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

27.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LA18

27.1%

rated A–C

25.2%

rated E–G

£1,575

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 LA18

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
1.6%
C69–80
25.2%
D55–68
60
47.7%
E39–54
16.9%
F21–38
5.0%
G1–20
3.3%

EPC band distribution in LA18

A
40.4%
B
171.6%
C
25.2%
269
D
47.7%
510
E
16.9%
181
F
535.0%
G
353.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLA18National AvgDifference
Heating£1,266/yr£782/yr▲ £484
Hot water£196/yr£184/yr▲ £12
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,575/yr£1,061/yr▲ £514

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
87481.8%
Bungalow
13012.2%
Flat
656.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
85279.7%
Electric
858.0%
Oil
696.5%
Other
413.8%
LPG
222.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
35%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 58, 2021: 58, 2022: 61, 2023: 62, 2024: 60, 2025: 596563605855202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
58
2021
58
2022
61
2023
62
2024
60
2025
59

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