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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS20 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

46.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS20

46.3%

rated A–C

13.3%

rated E–G

£1,289

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 LS20

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
5.3%
C69–80
40.5%
D55–68
66
40.4%
E39–54
11.1%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in LS20

A
80.5%
B
935.3%
C
40.5%
712
D
40.4%
709
E
11.1%
195
F
331.9%
G
60.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS20National AvgDifference
Heating£1,022/yr£782/yr▲ £240
Hot water£164/yr£184/yr▼ £20
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,289/yr£1,061/yr▲ £228

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
1,17867.1%
Flat
44725.5%
Bungalow
1206.8%
Maisonette
90.5%
Park home
20.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,57689.9%
Electric
1518.6%
Oil
110.6%
LPG
80.5%
Other
80.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
21%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 677168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
65
2022
68
2023
66
2024
67
2025
67

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