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Postcode district energy-performance profile

M40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in M40 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

62.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about M40

62.3%

rated A–C

6.9%

rated E–G

£948

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 M40

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
9.1%
C69–80
69
52.4%
D55–68
30.8%
E39–54
5.5%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in M40

A
560.8%
B
9.1%
635
C
52.4%
3,641
D
30.8%
2,139
E
3825.5%
F
681.0%
G
270.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeM40National AvgDifference
Heating£686/yr£782/yr▼ £96
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£948/yr£1,061/yr▼ £113

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
4,90670.6%
Flat
1,89727.3%
Bungalow
1091.6%
Maisonette
360.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,86385.3%
Electric
99714.5%
Other
160.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 70, 2025: 717472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
69
2022
69
2023
71
2024
70
2025
71

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