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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME17 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME17 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

64.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME17

64.6%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,034

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 ME17

A92+
2.4%
B81–91
33.8%
C69–80
71
28.4%
D55–68
23.8%
E39–54
8.5%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in ME17

A
1192.4%
B
33.8%
1,705
C
28.4%
1,430
D
23.8%
1,199
E
8.5%
429
F
1212.4%
G
380.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME17National AvgDifference
Heating£766/yr£782/yr▼ £16
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,034/yr£1,061/yr▼ £27

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
3,65072.4%
Flat
71214.1%
Bungalow
58911.7%
Maisonette
891.8%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,98380.0%
Electric
52110.5%
Oil
3487.0%
LPG
811.6%
Other
430.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
33%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 72, 2022: 73, 2023: 71, 2024: 72, 2025: 697674716966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
72
2022
73
2023
71
2024
72
2025
69

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