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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LA8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LA8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 61

7.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

37.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LA8

37.2%

rated A–C

33.9%

rated E–G

£1,885

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 LA8

A92+
2.4%
B81–91
12.5%
C69–80
22.3%
D55–68
61
28.9%
E39–54
21.6%
F21–38
9.5%
G1–20
2.8%

EPC band distribution in LA8

A
342.4%
B
12.5%
175
C
22.3%
314
D
28.9%
406
E
21.6%
303
F
9.5%
133
G
402.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLA8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,509/yr£782/yr▲ £727
Hot water£249/yr£184/yr▲ £65
Lighting£127/yr£95/yr▲ £32
Total£1,885/yr£1,061/yr▲ £824

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
1,10078.3%
Bungalow
18613.2%
Flat
1087.7%
Maisonette
90.6%
Park home
20.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
66047.2%
Oil
31222.3%
Electric
30021.5%
LPG
775.5%
Other
483.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.8 t

potential annual estimate

124 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
35%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 58, 2021: 59, 2022: 65, 2023: 61, 2024: 61, 2025: 596865625855202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
58
2021
59
2022
65
2023
61
2024
61
2025
59

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