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Postcode district energy-performance profile

OL16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OL16 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

63.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OL16

63.6%

rated A–C

6.9%

rated E–G

£1,063

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 OL16

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
11.3%
C69–80
69
51.8%
D55–68
29.5%
E39–54
5.6%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in OL16

A
230.5%
B
11.3%
575
C
51.8%
2,626
D
29.5%
1,498
E
2865.6%
F
430.8%
G
220.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOL16National AvgDifference
Heating£781/yr£782/yr▼ £1
Hot water£193/yr£184/yr▲ £9
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,063/yr£1,061/yr▲ £2

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
3,31765.4%
Flat
1,34926.6%
Bungalow
3747.4%
Maisonette
300.6%
Park home
30.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,15081.8%
Electric
88517.4%
Other
190.4%
Oil
100.2%
LPG
90.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
19%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 72, 2024: 70, 2025: 697572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
67
2022
66
2023
72
2024
70
2025
69

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