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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NG31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NG31 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

57.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NG31

57.2%

rated A–C

7.6%

rated E–G

£1,035

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 NG31

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
9.9%
C69–80
69
46.6%
D55–68
35.2%
E39–54
6.4%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in NG31

A
640.7%
B
9.9%
957
C
46.6%
4,489
D
35.2%
3,387
E
6196.4%
F
830.9%
G
340.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNG31National AvgDifference
Heating£770/yr£782/yr▼ £12
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,035/yr£1,061/yr▼ £26

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
6,36966.1%
Flat
1,88019.5%
Bungalow
1,28013.3%
Maisonette
1031.1%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,63489.9%
Electric
8939.3%
Other
300.3%
Oil
280.3%
LPG
140.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
69
2022
68
2023
68
2024
70
2025
71

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