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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LE7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LE7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LE7

60.1%

rated A–C

10.2%

rated E–G

£1,159

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 LE7

A92+
1.5%
B81–91
21.5%
C69–80
70
37.1%
D55–68
29.7%
E39–54
8.0%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LE7

A
1171.5%
B
21.5%
1,638
C
37.1%
2,820
D
29.7%
2,256
E
8.0%
610
F
1301.7%
G
360.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLE7National AvgDifference
Heating£882/yr£782/yr▲ £100
Hot water£172/yr£184/yr▼ £12
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,159/yr£1,061/yr▲ £98

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
5,62473.9%
Flat
99613.1%
Bungalow
90411.9%
Maisonette
801.1%
Park home
30.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,79089.4%
Electric
4806.3%
Oil
2533.3%
LPG
420.6%
Other
330.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
20%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 727573706865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
69
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
72

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