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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE3 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

42.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

16K

from 16K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE3

42.2%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,094

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 LE3

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
6.0%
C69–80
35.8%
D55–68
66
46.6%
E39–54
9.5%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in LE3

A
680.4%
B
9856.0%
C
35.8%
5,875
D
46.6%
7,642
E
9.5%
1,566
F
2071.3%
G
630.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE3National AvgDifference
Heating£827/yr£782/yr▲ £45
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£1,094/yr£1,061/yr▲ £33

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
11,31769.0%
Flat
3,95824.1%
Bungalow
8705.3%
Maisonette
2611.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
13,82885.3%
Electric
2,33914.4%
Other
350.2%
LPG
90.1%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 687169676462202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
65
2023
66
2024
66
2025
68

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