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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME20 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

60.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME20

60.2%

rated A–C

10.1%

rated E–G

£947

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 ME20

A92+
4.8%
B81–91
16.0%
C69–80
71
39.4%
D55–68
29.7%
E39–54
8.6%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in ME20

A
1474.8%
B
16.0%
486
C
39.4%
1,199
D
29.7%
905
E
8.6%
262
F
351.2%
G
90.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME20National AvgDifference
Heating£671/yr£782/yr▼ £111
Hot water£183/yr£184/yr▼ £1
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£947/yr£1,061/yr▼ £114

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
2,25474.1%
Flat
63120.7%
Bungalow
1183.9%
Maisonette
401.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,46281.6%
Electric
50816.8%
Oil
321.1%
Other
90.3%
LPG
80.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

87 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
21%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 64, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 73, 2025: 778075716661202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
64
2022
69
2023
69
2024
73
2025
77

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