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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NE12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NE12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NE12

60.1%

rated A–C

8.5%

rated E–G

£976

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 NE12

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
12.0%
C69–80
69
47.2%
D55–68
31.3%
E39–54
7.7%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in NE12

A
540.9%
B
12.0%
715
C
47.2%
2,810
D
31.3%
1,866
E
4597.7%
F
460.8%
G
30.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNE12National AvgDifference
Heating£718/yr£782/yr▼ £64
Hot water£165/yr£184/yr▼ £19
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£976/yr£1,061/yr▼ £85

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
3,71862.5%
Flat
1,71328.8%
Bungalow
4998.4%
Maisonette
230.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,20587.4%
Electric
73612.4%
Other
90.2%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
28%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 72, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
66
2022
69
2023
72
2024
70
2025
72

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