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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NP4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NP4 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

54.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NP4

54.5%

rated A–C

8.7%

rated E–G

£1,175

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 NP4

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
6.1%
C69–80
47.8%
D55–68
68
36.8%
E39–54
7.0%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in NP4

A
410.7%
B
3626.1%
C
47.8%
2,847
D
36.8%
2,193
E
4207.0%
F
721.2%
G
240.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNP4National AvgDifference
Heating£917/yr£782/yr▲ £135
Hot water£160/yr£184/yr▼ £24
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,175/yr£1,061/yr▲ £114

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
4,27571.7%
Flat
1,20820.3%
Bungalow
3656.1%
Maisonette
1091.8%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,57093.8%
Electric
2123.6%
Oil
781.3%
Other
430.7%
LPG
370.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 707370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
68
2022
68
2023
68
2024
69
2025
70

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