Skip to main content

Postcode district energy-performance profile

OL2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OL2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

Compare with another area →

Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

57.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OL2

57.2%

rated A–C

7.8%

rated E–G

£1,066

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 OL2

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
11.8%
C69–80
69
44.3%
D55–68
35.0%
E39–54
6.6%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in OL2

A
611.1%
B
11.8%
665
C
44.3%
2,488
D
35.0%
1,967
E
3706.6%
F
571.0%
G
120.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOL2National AvgDifference
Heating£811/yr£782/yr▲ £29
Hot water£165/yr£184/yr▼ £19
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,066/yr£1,061/yr▲ £5

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
3,92669.9%
Flat
85515.2%
Bungalow
79714.2%
Maisonette
420.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,23293.1%
Electric
3646.5%
Oil
90.2%
Other
80.1%
LPG
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
68
2023
70
2024
69
2025
71

What to do next

Related postcode districts