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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LS7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS7 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

56.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS7

56.2%

rated A–C

14.9%

rated E–G

£1,178

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 LS7

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
11.4%
C69–80
44.2%
D55–68
67
28.8%
E39–54
10.1%
F21–38
3.9%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in LS7

A
450.7%
B
11.4%
779
C
44.2%
3,020
D
28.8%
1,973
E
10.1%
694
F
2693.9%
G
590.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS7National AvgDifference
Heating£810/yr£782/yr▲ £28
Hot water£275/yr£184/yr▲ £91
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,178/yr£1,061/yr▲ £117

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

Flat
3,73354.6%
House
2,90342.4%
Maisonette
1091.6%
Bungalow
941.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,21467.2%
Electric
2,03732.5%
Other
190.3%
LPG
20.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 59, 2024: 72, 2025: 727570666156202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
68
2023
59
2024
72
2025
72

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