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Postcode district energy-performance profile

M46 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in M46 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

59.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about M46

59.3%

rated A–C

6.7%

rated E–G

£965

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 M46

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
10.6%
C69–80
69
47.8%
D55–68
34.0%
E39–54
5.5%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in M46

A
270.9%
B
10.6%
325
C
47.8%
1,465
D
34.0%
1,043
E
1685.5%
F
280.9%
G
100.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeM46National AvgDifference
Heating£695/yr£782/yr▼ £87
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£965/yr£1,061/yr▼ £96

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
2,06567.4%
Flat
72423.6%
Bungalow
2357.7%
Maisonette
421.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,56383.6%
Electric
48515.8%
Other
150.5%
Oil
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 737673706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
69
2023
69
2024
70
2025
73

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