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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE4 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

49.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 14K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE4

49.8%

rated A–C

10.0%

rated E–G

£1,033

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 LE4

A92+
1.4%
B81–91
9.0%
C69–80
39.4%
D55–68
67
40.3%
E39–54
8.1%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in LE4

A
1921.4%
B
9.0%
1,224
C
39.4%
5,367
D
40.3%
5,484
E
8.1%
1,100
F
2031.5%
G
540.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE4National AvgDifference
Heating£774/yr£782/yr▼ £8
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,033/yr£1,061/yr▼ £28

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
9,98173.3%
Flat
2,51118.4%
Bungalow
9356.9%
Maisonette
1941.4%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
12,29090.4%
Electric
1,2189.0%
Other
680.5%
LPG
120.1%
Oil
40.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 707370676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
67
2023
69
2024
69
2025
70

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