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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LU4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LU4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

59.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LU4

59.1%

rated A–C

7.5%

rated E–G

£958

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 LU4

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
10.5%
C69–80
69
48.6%
D55–68
33.3%
E39–54
6.7%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in LU4

A
30.0%
B
10.5%
677
C
48.6%
3,130
D
33.3%
2,147
E
4336.7%
F
410.6%
G
120.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLU4National AvgDifference
Heating£700/yr£782/yr▼ £82
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£958/yr£1,061/yr▼ £103

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
4,12964.1%
Flat
1,72226.7%
Bungalow
5057.8%
Maisonette
871.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,91291.8%
Electric
5107.9%
Other
150.2%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
25%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
69
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
70

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