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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS5

51.7%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,005

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 LS5

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
12.4%
C69–80
39.2%
D55–68
68
37.2%
E39–54
9.3%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in LS5

A
10.1%
B
12.4%
187
C
39.2%
594
D
37.2%
563
E
9.3%
141
F
191.3%
G
90.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS5National AvgDifference
Heating£755/yr£782/yr▼ £27
Hot water£165/yr£184/yr▼ £19
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£1,005/yr£1,061/yr▼ £56

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
82654.6%
Flat
62741.4%
Bungalow
493.2%
Maisonette
120.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,11473.6%
Electric
39225.9%
Other
80.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

72 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
24%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 63, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 71, 2025: 727571686460202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
63
2022
67
2023
67
2024
71
2025
72

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