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Postcode district energy-performance profile

OX5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in OX5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

58.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about OX5

58.5%

rated A–C

10.8%

rated E–G

£1,088

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 OX5

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
13.9%
C69–80
44.2%
D55–68
68
30.7%
E39–54
8.6%
F21–38
1.6%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in OX5

A
140.4%
B
13.9%
482
C
44.2%
1,530
D
30.7%
1,063
E
8.6%
299
F
551.6%
G
190.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeOX5National AvgDifference
Heating£796/yr£782/yr▲ £14
Hot water£196/yr£184/yr▲ £12
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,088/yr£1,061/yr▲ £27

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
2,24364.8%
Flat
76622.1%
Bungalow
41712.0%
Maisonette
361.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,77180.1%
Electric
50214.5%
Oil
1534.4%
LPG
230.7%
Other
120.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

91 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
12%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 69, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
69
2022
66
2023
68
2024
69
2025
70

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