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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE18 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

46.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE18

46.6%

rated A–C

10.1%

rated E–G

£1,072

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 LE18

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
12.9%
C69–80
32.4%
D55–68
67
43.3%
E39–54
8.5%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in LE18

A
701.3%
B
12.9%
683
C
32.4%
1,717
D
43.3%
2,297
E
8.5%
450
F
671.3%
G
180.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE18National AvgDifference
Heating£805/yr£782/yr▲ £23
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£1,072/yr£1,061/yr▲ £11

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
3,78371.4%
Flat
84015.8%
Bungalow
61811.7%
Maisonette
611.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,71989.0%
Electric
56910.7%
Other
100.2%
Oil
30.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
23%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 70, 2025: 687370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
67
2023
67
2024
70
2025
68

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