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NE3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NE3 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

58.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NE3

58.0%

rated A–C

7.3%

rated E–G

£1,206

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 NE3

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
5.8%
C69–80
52.1%
D55–68
68
34.7%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in NE3

A
80.1%
B
4315.8%
C
52.1%
3,837
D
34.7%
2,555
E
4766.5%
F
470.6%
G
140.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNE3National AvgDifference
Heating£919/yr£782/yr▲ £137
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,206/yr£1,061/yr▲ £145

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
3,88652.7%
Flat
2,83738.5%
Bungalow
4766.5%
Maisonette
1692.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,25384.9%
Electric
1,09714.9%
Other
150.2%
Oil
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.5 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
21%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 697471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
68
2023
69
2024
71
2025
69

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