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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME2

54.7%

rated A–C

9.1%

rated E–G

£935

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 ME2

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
9.0%
C69–80
45.5%
D55–68
68
36.2%
E39–54
6.8%
F21–38
1.8%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in ME2

A
80.1%
B
9.0%
505
C
45.5%
2,543
D
36.2%
2,021
E
3786.8%
F
1031.8%
G
270.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME2National AvgDifference
Heating£683/yr£782/yr▼ £99
Hot water£161/yr£184/yr▼ £23
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£935/yr£1,061/yr▼ £126

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
4,21375.4%
Flat
1,03618.5%
Bungalow
2634.7%
Maisonette
731.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,07090.8%
Electric
4448.0%
Other
350.6%
Oil
220.4%
LPG
120.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687169686664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
68
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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