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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

40.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS21

40.6%

rated A–C

18.7%

rated E–G

£1,412

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 LS21

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
4.9%
C69–80
35.2%
D55–68
64
40.6%
E39–54
13.4%
F21–38
3.9%
G1–20
1.4%

EPC band distribution in LS21

A
140.6%
B
1194.9%
C
35.2%
862
D
40.6%
995
E
13.4%
329
F
953.9%
G
351.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS21National AvgDifference
Heating£1,125/yr£782/yr▲ £343
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£106/yr£95/yr▲ £11
Total£1,412/yr£1,061/yr▲ £351

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
1,81073.9%
Flat
45318.5%
Bungalow
1646.7%
Maisonette
220.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,94979.8%
Electric
27811.4%
Oil
1194.9%
LPG
482.0%
Other
471.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
22%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 63, 2022: 63, 2023: 64, 2024: 63, 2025: 656866646260202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
63
2022
63
2023
64
2024
63
2025
65

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