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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ME4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ME4 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

66.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ME4

66.8%

rated A–C

5.8%

rated E–G

£870

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 ME4

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
21.8%
C69–80
71
44.9%
D55–68
27.5%
E39–54
4.7%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in ME4

A
50.1%
B
21.8%
1,597
C
44.9%
3,294
D
27.5%
2,013
E
3414.7%
F
560.8%
G
250.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeME4National AvgDifference
Heating£571/yr£782/yr▼ £211
Hot water£214/yr£184/yr▲ £30
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£870/yr£1,061/yr▼ £191

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
3,53348.2%
Flat
3,44647.0%
Maisonette
2433.3%
Bungalow
1091.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,01268.4%
Electric
2,29131.3%
Other
250.3%
LPG
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

74 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
5%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
24%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 71, 2022: 69, 2023: 73, 2024: 72, 2025: 717674716966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
71
2022
69
2023
73
2024
72
2025
71

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