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Postcode district energy-performance profile

LU7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in LU7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

63.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about LU7

63.3%

rated A–C

8.8%

rated E–G

£990

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 LU7

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
24.5%
C69–80
71
37.6%
D55–68
27.9%
E39–54
7.3%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in LU7

A
1331.3%
B
24.5%
2,563
C
37.6%
3,934
D
27.9%
2,916
E
7667.3%
F
1231.2%
G
310.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeLU7National AvgDifference
Heating£717/yr£782/yr▼ £65
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£990/yr£1,061/yr▼ £71

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
7,62172.8%
Flat
1,92018.3%
Bungalow
7987.6%
Maisonette
1271.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,70883.2%
Electric
1,36613.1%
Oil
2512.4%
LPG
960.9%
Other
420.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

90 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
23%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 71, 2022: 71, 2023: 71, 2024: 71, 2025: 727573716866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
71
2022
71
2023
71
2024
71
2025
72

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