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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

18K

from 19K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE2

45.7%

rated A–C

11.9%

rated E–G

£1,123

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 LE2

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
8.6%
C69–80
36.6%
D55–68
66
42.4%
E39–54
10.2%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LE2

A
880.5%
B
8.6%
1,594
C
36.6%
6,787
D
42.4%
7,851
E
10.2%
1,886
F
2281.2%
G
960.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE2National AvgDifference
Heating£855/yr£782/yr▲ £73
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,123/yr£1,061/yr▲ £62

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
11,59962.6%
Flat
5,68630.7%
Bungalow
9034.9%
Maisonette
3421.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
15,45783.4%
Electric
2,98916.1%
Other
630.3%
LPG
100.1%
Oil
90.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
15%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 67, 2025: 707370676360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
66
2023
68
2024
67
2025
70

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