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Postcode district energy-performance profile

M38 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in M38 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

70.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about M38

70.8%

rated A–C

10.3%

rated E–G

£941

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 M38

A92+
4.8%
B81–91
15.1%
C69–80
72
50.9%
D55–68
18.9%
E39–54
9.8%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in M38

A
1584.8%
B
15.1%
499
C
50.9%
1,683
D
18.9%
624
E
9.8%
323
F
130.4%
G
60.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeM38National AvgDifference
Heating£707/yr£782/yr▼ £75
Hot water£144/yr£184/yr▼ £40
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£941/yr£1,061/yr▼ £120

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
2,39672.5%
Flat
56817.2%
Bungalow
33210.0%
Maisonette
100.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,21997.4%
Electric
772.3%
Other
80.2%
LPG
10.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

72 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
50%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 69, 2022: 72, 2023: 66, 2024: 74, 2025: 778076726763202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
69
2022
72
2023
66
2024
74
2025
77

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