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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE1 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

70.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+5

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE1

70.2%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£757

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 LE1

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
20.7%
C69–80
71
49.5%
D55–68
19.3%
E39–54
8.1%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in LE1

A
20.0%
B
20.7%
1,217
C
49.5%
2,909
D
19.3%
1,138
E
8.1%
478
F
1232.1%
G
150.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE1National AvgDifference
Heating£458/yr£782/yr▼ £324
Hot water£237/yr£184/yr▲ £53
Lighting£61/yr£95/yr▼ £34
Total£757/yr£1,061/yr▼ £304

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

Flat
5,48293.2%
Maisonette
2654.5%
House
1332.3%
Bungalow
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Electric
4,12373.5%
Mains gas
1,46526.1%
Other
180.3%
Oil
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

49 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
15%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
26%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 71, 2023: 71, 2024: 74, 2025: 747774716865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
71
2023
71
2024
74
2025
74

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