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Postcode district energy-performance profile

OX26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OX26 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

72.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OX26

72.8%

rated A–C

5.5%

rated E–G

£886

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 OX26

A92+
2.2%
B81–91
20.2%
C69–80
72
50.4%
D55–68
21.7%
E39–54
4.5%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in OX26

A
1222.2%
B
20.2%
1,124
C
50.4%
2,797
D
21.7%
1,205
E
2494.5%
F
490.9%
G
80.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOX26National AvgDifference
Heating£627/yr£782/yr▼ £155
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£886/yr£1,061/yr▼ £175

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
4,32377.8%
Flat
82814.9%
Bungalow
3336.0%
Maisonette
701.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,66984.1%
Electric
64111.5%
Oil
1462.6%
LPG
861.5%
Other
120.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
15%
1991–1995
11%
1996–2002
15%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
20%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 72, 2021: 73, 2022: 73, 2023: 73, 2024: 71, 2025: 717674727068202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
72
2021
73
2022
73
2023
73
2024
71
2025
71

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