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LS8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LS8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

37.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LS8

37.9%

rated A–C

17.9%

rated E–G

£1,348

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 LS8

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
2.9%
C69–80
34.9%
D55–68
63
44.2%
E39–54
14.8%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
1.1%

EPC band distribution in LS8

A
30.0%
B
1962.9%
C
34.9%
2,336
D
44.2%
2,960
E
14.8%
989
F
1352.0%
G
741.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLS8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,074/yr£782/yr▲ £292
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,348/yr£1,061/yr▲ £287

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
4,40065.7%
Flat
2,13831.9%
Bungalow
931.4%
Maisonette
620.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,67884.8%
Electric
95114.2%
Other
490.7%
LPG
150.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
40%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 62, 2022: 63, 2023: 62, 2024: 65, 2025: 677067646158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
62
2022
63
2023
62
2024
65
2025
67

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