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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LD3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LD3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

39.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LD3

39.1%

rated A–C

27.1%

rated E–G

£1,619

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 LD3

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
10.4%
C69–80
27.8%
D55–68
62
33.8%
E39–54
17.1%
F21–38
7.5%
G1–20
2.4%

EPC band distribution in LD3

A
260.9%
B
10.4%
315
C
27.8%
840
D
33.8%
1,022
E
17.1%
518
F
2267.5%
G
742.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLD3National AvgDifference
Heating£1,272/yr£782/yr▲ £490
Hot water£227/yr£184/yr▲ £43
Lighting£121/yr£95/yr▲ £26
Total£1,619/yr£1,061/yr▲ £558

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
2,23874.1%
Bungalow
39313.0%
Flat
37712.5%
Maisonette
120.4%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,65955.1%
Oil
64221.3%
Electric
50616.8%
LPG
1013.4%
Other
1013.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

108 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
33%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 60, 2022: 60, 2023: 61, 2024: 62, 2025: 656865636057202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
60
2022
60
2023
61
2024
62
2025
65

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