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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 75

6.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

79.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+5

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS2

79.3%

rated A–C

6.0%

rated E–G

£721

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 LS2

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
37.1%
C69–80
75
42.2%
D55–68
14.7%
E39–54
5.4%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in LS2

A
00.0%
B
37.1%
1,399
C
42.2%
1,593
D
14.7%
555
E
2055.4%
F
150.4%
G
60.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS2National AvgDifference
Heating£417/yr£782/yr▼ £365
Hot water£237/yr£184/yr▲ £53
Lighting£67/yr£95/yr▼ £28
Total£721/yr£1,061/yr▼ £340

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
3,41890.6%
House
2576.8%
Maisonette
842.2%
Bungalow
140.4%

Main heating fuel

Electric
1,79264.5%
Mains gas
97435.0%
LPG
90.3%
Other
30.1%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

1.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

55 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
1%
1950–1966
1%
1967–1975
2%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
10%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
46%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 73, 2021: 68, 2022: 77, 2023: 78, 2024: 75, 2025: 728177736965202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
73
2021
68
2022
77
2023
78
2024
75
2025
72

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