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Postcode district energy-performance profile

NP7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in NP7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

52.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about NP7

52.4%

rated A–C

18.5%

rated E–G

£1,488

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 NP7

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
14.2%
C69–80
37.2%
D55–68
66
29.1%
E39–54
12.2%
F21–38
4.6%
G1–20
1.7%

EPC band distribution in NP7

A
391.0%
B
14.2%
549
C
37.2%
1,437
D
29.1%
1,126
E
12.2%
471
F
1784.6%
G
641.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeNP7National AvgDifference
Heating£1,187/yr£782/yr▲ £405
Hot water£197/yr£184/yr▲ £13
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,488/yr£1,061/yr▲ £427

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
2,79172.2%
Flat
75119.4%
Bungalow
2987.7%
Maisonette
240.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,65768.9%
Oil
54914.2%
Electric
46111.9%
LPG
1353.5%
Other
571.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.5 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 63, 2024: 65, 2025: 677068656360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
65
2022
66
2023
63
2024
65
2025
67

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