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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

63.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME16

63.0%

rated A–C

6.3%

rated E–G

£899

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 ME16

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
21.9%
C69–80
71
39.9%
D55–68
30.7%
E39–54
5.3%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in ME16

A
641.1%
B
21.9%
1,224
C
39.9%
2,233
D
30.7%
1,717
E
2975.3%
F
390.7%
G
180.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME16National AvgDifference
Heating£637/yr£782/yr▼ £145
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£87/yr£95/yr▼ £8
Total£899/yr£1,061/yr▼ £162

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
3,11355.7%
Flat
2,01536.0%
Bungalow
3756.7%
Maisonette
881.6%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,77385.4%
Electric
78714.1%
Other
170.3%
Oil
60.1%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
9%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 70, 2022: 71, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 767976736966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
70
2022
71
2023
70
2024
70
2025
76

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