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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LD8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LD8 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

35.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+25

average score points

Properties represented

693

from 732 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LD8

35.1%

rated A–C

35.4%

rated E–G

£1,758

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 LD8

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
10.4%
C69–80
23.0%
D55–68
60
29.5%
E39–54
22.8%
F21–38
8.6%
G1–20
4.0%

EPC band distribution in LD8

A
131.8%
B
10.4%
76
C
23.0%
168
D
29.5%
216
E
22.8%
167
F
8.6%
63
G
294.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLD8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,399/yr£782/yr▲ £617
Hot water£241/yr£184/yr▲ £57
Lighting£118/yr£95/yr▲ £23
Total£1,758/yr£1,061/yr▲ £697

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
52271.3%
Bungalow
15421.0%
Flat
456.1%
Maisonette
81.1%
Park home
30.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
23932.7%
Electric
22130.3%
Oil
19326.4%
LPG
496.7%
Other
283.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.6 t

potential annual estimate

115 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
31%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 57, 2021: 57, 2022: 59, 2023: 59, 2024: 62, 2025: 636663605754202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
57
2021
57
2022
59
2023
59
2024
62
2025
63

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