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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LD7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LD7 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

32.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+24

average score points

Properties represented

725

from 759 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LD7

32.8%

rated A–C

32.8%

rated E–G

£1,723

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 LD7

A92+
3.4%
B81–91
4.2%
C69–80
25.2%
D55–68
60
34.4%
E39–54
23.2%
F21–38
7.1%
G1–20
2.5%

EPC band distribution in LD7

A
263.4%
B
324.2%
C
25.2%
191
D
34.4%
261
E
23.2%
176
F
547.1%
G
192.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLD7National AvgDifference
Heating£1,355/yr£782/yr▲ £573
Hot water£255/yr£184/yr▲ £71
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,723/yr£1,061/yr▲ £662

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
54671.9%
Bungalow
12015.8%
Flat
8711.5%
Maisonette
60.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
30940.9%
Electric
21828.8%
Oil
17523.1%
Other
293.8%
LPG
253.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.8 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
28%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 55, 2021: 57, 2022: 54, 2023: 60, 2024: 62, 2025: 717468635751202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
55
2021
57
2022
54
2023
60
2024
62
2025
71

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