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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE5 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

43.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE5

43.7%

rated A–C

11.6%

rated E–G

£1,163

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 LE5

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
3.3%
C69–80
39.7%
D55–68
66
44.7%
E39–54
9.1%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LE5

A
700.7%
B
3183.3%
C
39.7%
3,868
D
44.7%
4,349
E
9.1%
883
F
2032.1%
G
470.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE5National AvgDifference
Heating£890/yr£782/yr▲ £108
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,163/yr£1,061/yr▲ £102

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
7,10172.9%
Flat
1,91219.6%
Bungalow
5785.9%
Maisonette
1471.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,81290.6%
Electric
7567.8%
Other
1471.5%
LPG
110.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 66, 2025: 697269676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
64
2022
65
2023
65
2024
66
2025
69

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