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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NP20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NP20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

59.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NP20

59.5%

rated A–C

6.7%

rated E–G

£971

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 NP20

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
10.9%
C69–80
70
47.0%
D55–68
33.7%
E39–54
5.8%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in NP20

A
1451.6%
B
10.9%
983
C
47.0%
4,244
D
33.7%
3,045
E
5225.8%
F
670.7%
G
200.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNP20National AvgDifference
Heating£711/yr£782/yr▼ £71
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£971/yr£1,061/yr▼ £90

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
5,21957.8%
Flat
3,22035.7%
Bungalow
4154.6%
Maisonette
1711.9%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,96888.4%
Electric
1,01611.3%
Other
230.3%
Oil
60.1%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
24%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 71, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
69
2023
71
2024
71
2025
71

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