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LS23 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS23 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

52.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS23

52.2%

rated A–C

10.6%

rated E–G

£1,307

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 LS23

A92+
3.8%
B81–91
15.2%
C69–80
69
33.2%
D55–68
37.2%
E39–54
8.6%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in LS23

A
483.8%
B
15.2%
193
C
33.2%
422
D
37.2%
472
E
8.6%
109
F
201.6%
G
60.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS23National AvgDifference
Heating£1,023/yr£782/yr▲ £241
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£115/yr£95/yr▲ £20
Total£1,307/yr£1,061/yr▲ £246

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
98177.2%
Flat
13710.8%
Bungalow
13710.8%
Maisonette
151.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,18092.9%
Electric
574.5%
Other
141.1%
Oil
131.0%
LPG
60.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
20%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 67, 2022: 70, 2023: 72, 2024: 64, 2025: 687572686561202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
67
2022
70
2023
72
2024
64
2025
68

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