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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE17 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE17 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE17

54.6%

rated A–C

16.0%

rated E–G

£1,296

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 LE17

A92+
1.4%
B81–91
21.4%
C69–80
31.8%
D55–68
68
29.4%
E39–54
12.0%
F21–38
3.2%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in LE17

A
511.4%
B
21.4%
764
C
31.8%
1,134
D
29.4%
1,051
E
12.0%
430
F
1133.2%
G
270.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE17National AvgDifference
Heating£985/yr£782/yr▲ £203
Hot water£203/yr£184/yr▲ £19
Lighting£108/yr£95/yr▲ £13
Total£1,296/yr£1,061/yr▲ £235

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
2,73076.5%
Bungalow
49713.9%
Flat
3018.4%
Maisonette
411.1%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,24262.9%
Electric
68219.1%
Oil
47613.4%
LPG
1353.8%
Other
290.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 68, 2022: 66, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 667371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
68
2022
66
2023
69
2024
67
2025
66

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