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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE12 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

62.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

11K

from 12K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE12

62.5%

rated A–C

9.4%

rated E–G

£1,057

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 LE12

A92+
2.1%
B81–91
24.7%
C69–80
71
35.7%
D55–68
28.1%
E39–54
7.6%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LE12

A
2512.1%
B
24.7%
2,897
C
35.7%
4,188
D
28.1%
3,293
E
8907.6%
F
1551.3%
G
550.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE12National AvgDifference
Heating£788/yr£782/yr▲ £6
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,057/yr£1,061/yr▼ £4

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
8,95976.4%
Flat
1,41212.0%
Bungalow
1,23410.5%
Maisonette
1211.0%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,50989.9%
Electric
8727.5%
Oil
2131.8%
Other
590.5%
LPG
390.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
24%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 71, 2023: 73, 2024: 72, 2025: 727673716865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
71
2023
73
2024
72
2025
72

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