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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LD4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LD4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 57

11.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

27.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+30

average score points

Properties represented

113

from 119 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LD4

27.7%

rated A–C

51.3%

rated E–G

£2,042

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 LD4

A92+
9.2%
B81–91
4.2%
C69–80
14.3%
D55–68
57
21.0%
E39–54
35.3%
F21–38
12.6%
G1–20
3.4%

EPC band distribution in LD4

A
9.2%
11
B
54.2%
C
14.3%
17
D
21.0%
25
E
35.3%
42
F
12.6%
15
G
43.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLD4National AvgDifference
Heating£1,619/yr£782/yr▲ £837
Hot water£298/yr£184/yr▲ £114
Lighting£125/yr£95/yr▲ £30
Total£2,042/yr£1,061/yr▲ £981

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
8974.8%
Bungalow
3025.2%

Main heating fuel

Oil
5445.4%
Electric
4033.6%
LPG
119.2%
Other
97.6%
Mains gas
54.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

6.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.6 t

potential annual estimate

116 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
38%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 52, 2021: 51, 2022: 56, 2023: 54, 2024: 51, 2025: 767971645648202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
52
2021
51
2022
56
2023
54
2024
51
2025
76

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