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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS27 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS27 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS27

51.8%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,053

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 LS27

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
11.8%
C69–80
39.3%
D55–68
67
36.5%
E39–54
9.7%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in LS27

A
380.7%
B
11.8%
679
C
39.3%
2,262
D
36.5%
2,099
E
9.7%
555
F
731.3%
G
450.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS27National AvgDifference
Heating£800/yr£782/yr▲ £18
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£87/yr£95/yr▼ £8
Total£1,053/yr£1,061/yr▼ £8

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
3,93868.5%
Flat
1,41424.6%
Bungalow
3676.4%
Maisonette
320.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,89185.1%
Electric
84014.6%
Other
160.3%
Oil
20.0%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
9%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
68
2023
67
2024
67
2025
70

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