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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

59.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS12

59.5%

rated A–C

14.3%

rated E–G

£1,013

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 LS12

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
22.1%
C69–80
37.1%
D55–68
68
26.2%
E39–54
8.8%
F21–38
3.6%
G1–20
1.9%

EPC band distribution in LS12

A
350.3%
B
22.1%
2,300
C
37.1%
3,857
D
26.2%
2,725
E
8.8%
914
F
3773.6%
G
1941.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS12National AvgDifference
Heating£694/yr£782/yr▼ £88
Hot water£235/yr£184/yr▲ £51
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£1,013/yr£1,061/yr▼ £48

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

Flat
5,21150.1%
House
4,96947.8%
Bungalow
1451.4%
Maisonette
750.7%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,87162.8%
Electric
3,38536.2%
Other
820.9%
LPG
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

68 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
27%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 63, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 71, 2025: 737671676257202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
63
2022
68
2023
70
2024
71
2025
73

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