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Postcode district energy-performance profile

OL4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OL4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

52.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OL4

52.1%

rated A–C

8.7%

rated E–G

£1,169

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 OL4

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
5.0%
C69–80
47.0%
D55–68
67
39.2%
E39–54
6.9%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in OL4

A
40.1%
B
2425.0%
C
47.0%
2,263
D
39.2%
1,887
E
3306.9%
F
651.3%
G
240.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOL4National AvgDifference
Heating£910/yr£782/yr▲ £128
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,169/yr£1,061/yr▲ £108

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
3,75177.9%
Flat
67314.0%
Bungalow
3497.2%
Maisonette
420.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,52694.0%
Electric
2475.1%
Other
290.6%
Oil
70.1%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 687169676462202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
67
2023
68
2024
68
2025
68

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