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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NG3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NG3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

48.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NG3

48.8%

rated A–C

11.6%

rated E–G

£1,069

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 NG3

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
9.1%
C69–80
39.6%
D55–68
67
39.6%
E39–54
10.0%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in NG3

A
80.1%
B
9.1%
830
C
39.6%
3,621
D
39.6%
3,622
E
10.0%
913
F
1061.2%
G
370.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNG3National AvgDifference
Heating£796/yr£782/yr▲ £14
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£1,069/yr£1,061/yr▲ £8

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
5,78663.3%
Flat
2,64128.9%
Bungalow
5055.5%
Maisonette
2052.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,90375.7%
Electric
1,30914.4%
Other
9029.9%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 687270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
66
2023
69
2024
68
2025
68

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