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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME18 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

47.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME18

47.9%

rated A–C

18.5%

rated E–G

£1,353

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 ME18

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
15.7%
C69–80
31.8%
D55–68
65
33.6%
E39–54
12.7%
F21–38
3.9%
G1–20
2.0%

EPC band distribution in ME18

A
40.4%
B
15.7%
177
C
31.8%
359
D
33.6%
379
E
12.7%
143
F
443.9%
G
222.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME18National AvgDifference
Heating£1,074/yr£782/yr▲ £292
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,353/yr£1,061/yr▲ £292

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
79270.2%
Flat
19016.8%
Bungalow
12811.3%
Maisonette
181.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
84978.9%
Electric
10810.0%
Oil
847.8%
LPG
232.1%
Other
121.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

112 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
23%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
21%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 67, 2022: 64, 2023: 58, 2024: 64, 2025: 657369646055202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
67
2022
64
2023
58
2024
64
2025
65

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