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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE16

65.1%

rated A–C

9.4%

rated E–G

£1,083

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 LE16

A92+
2.5%
B81–91
30.5%
C69–80
72
32.1%
D55–68
25.5%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LE16

A
1792.5%
B
30.5%
2,227
C
32.1%
2,341
D
25.5%
1,856
E
5417.4%
F
1111.5%
G
350.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE16National AvgDifference
Heating£805/yr£782/yr▲ £23
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,083/yr£1,061/yr▲ £22

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
5,53776.0%
Flat
89912.3%
Bungalow
76810.5%
Maisonette
841.2%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,96982.4%
Electric
85311.8%
Oil
3404.7%
Other
430.6%
LPG
350.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
10%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 70, 2022: 72, 2023: 72, 2024: 73, 2025: 757875726966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
70
2022
72
2023
72
2024
73
2025
75

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