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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LU3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LU3 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

53.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LU3

53.2%

rated A–C

9.0%

rated E–G

£1,027

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 LU3

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
4.3%
C69–80
48.7%
D55–68
67
37.8%
E39–54
7.8%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in LU3

A
150.2%
B
3254.3%
C
48.7%
3,668
D
37.8%
2,844
E
5897.8%
F
620.8%
G
300.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLU3National AvgDifference
Heating£758/yr£782/yr▼ £24
Hot water£179/yr£184/yr▼ £5
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,027/yr£1,061/yr▼ £34

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
4,88564.8%
Flat
1,99926.5%
Bungalow
4836.4%
Maisonette
1662.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,54286.8%
Electric
92312.3%
Oil
290.4%
Other
230.3%
LPG
160.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
25%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
13%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 687270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
68
2022
67
2023
69
2024
68
2025
68

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