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Postcode district energy-performance profile

M21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in M21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

49.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about M21

49.4%

rated A–C

12.1%

rated E–G

£1,094

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 M21

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
5.5%
C69–80
43.7%
D55–68
66
38.5%
E39–54
10.8%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in M21

A
80.2%
B
2395.5%
C
43.7%
1,895
D
38.5%
1,667
E
10.8%
468
F
431.0%
G
150.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeM21National AvgDifference
Heating£811/yr£782/yr▲ £29
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£1,094/yr£1,061/yr▲ £33

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
2,37254.7%
Flat
1,87643.3%
Maisonette
591.4%
Bungalow
280.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,38778.1%
Electric
93321.5%
Other
100.2%
Oil
30.1%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
38%
1930–1949
19%
1950–1966
5%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 697269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
66
2023
67
2024
67
2025
69

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