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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS16

56.2%

rated A–C

10.0%

rated E–G

£1,165

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 LS16

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
18.2%
C69–80
69
36.6%
D55–68
33.9%
E39–54
7.7%
F21–38
1.8%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in LS16

A
831.3%
B
18.2%
1,131
C
36.6%
2,276
D
33.9%
2,103
E
4817.7%
F
1111.8%
G
260.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS16National AvgDifference
Heating£866/yr£782/yr▲ £84
Hot water£196/yr£184/yr▲ £12
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,165/yr£1,061/yr▲ £104

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
3,73460.1%
Flat
2,02632.6%
Bungalow
3706.0%
Maisonette
811.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,37887.2%
Electric
75912.3%
Other
210.3%
Oil
70.1%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
33%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 67, 2022: 71, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 707472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
67
2022
71
2023
68
2024
70
2025
70

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