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Postcode district energy-performance profile

OL12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OL12 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

63.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OL12

63.3%

rated A–C

5.8%

rated E–G

£1,191

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 OL12

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
6.7%
C69–80
69
56.3%
D55–68
30.9%
E39–54
4.2%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in OL12

A
220.3%
B
4556.7%
C
56.3%
3,834
D
30.9%
2,104
E
2894.2%
F
831.2%
G
260.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOL12National AvgDifference
Heating£917/yr£782/yr▲ £135
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,191/yr£1,061/yr▲ £130

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
4,62267.8%
Flat
1,50722.1%
Bungalow
6349.3%
Maisonette
500.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,21091.2%
Electric
5397.9%
Other
300.4%
Oil
160.2%
LPG
110.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 69, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
69
2023
70
2024
69
2025
70

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