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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

52.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME12

52.1%

rated A–C

13.6%

rated E–G

£1,013

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 ME12

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
10.0%
C69–80
40.2%
D55–68
67
34.3%
E39–54
10.1%
F21–38
2.7%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in ME12

A
1101.9%
B
10.0%
577
C
40.2%
2,320
D
34.3%
1,980
E
10.1%
585
F
1572.7%
G
440.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME12National AvgDifference
Heating£745/yr£782/yr▼ £37
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,013/yr£1,061/yr▼ £48

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
3,78565.6%
Bungalow
1,02617.8%
Flat
86314.9%
Maisonette
951.6%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,88184.5%
Electric
73812.8%
Other
641.1%
LPG
530.9%
Oil
370.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 66, 2025: 707370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
67
2023
68
2024
66
2025
70

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