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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NE49 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NE49 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

39.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

585

from 598 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NE49

39.6%

rated A–C

22.9%

rated E–G

£1,580

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 NE49

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
2.5%
C69–80
36.0%
D55–68
62
37.5%
E39–54
16.1%
F21–38
5.2%
G1–20
1.7%

EPC band distribution in NE49

A
71.2%
B
152.5%
C
36.0%
215
D
37.5%
224
E
16.1%
96
F
315.2%
G
101.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNE49National AvgDifference
Heating£1,284/yr£782/yr▲ £502
Hot water£199/yr£184/yr▲ £15
Lighting£97/yr£95/yr▲ £2
Total£1,580/yr£1,061/yr▲ £519

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
37562.7%
Flat
13823.1%
Bungalow
6911.5%
Maisonette
142.3%
Park home
20.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
44574.4%
Oil
6210.4%
Electric
6210.4%
Other
233.8%
LPG
61.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.7 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
28%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
9%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 62, 2022: 66, 2023: 59, 2024: 62, 2025: 636966635956202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
62
2022
66
2023
59
2024
62
2025
63

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