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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PE31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PE31 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 60

8.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

30.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+25

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PE31

30.5%

rated A–C

32.9%

rated E–G

£1,450

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 PE31

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
8.0%
C69–80
21.4%
D55–68
60
36.7%
E39–54
23.9%
F21–38
7.7%
G1–20
1.2%

EPC band distribution in PE31

A
491.0%
B
8.0%
406
C
21.4%
1,083
D
36.7%
1,851
E
23.9%
1,209
F
3907.7%
G
611.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePE31National AvgDifference
Heating£1,109/yr£782/yr▲ £327
Hot water£237/yr£184/yr▲ £53
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,450/yr£1,061/yr▲ £389

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
2,77054.9%
Bungalow
1,91938.0%
Flat
3396.7%
Maisonette
170.3%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Electric
1,92438.2%
Mains gas
1,80835.9%
Oil
1,12122.3%
LPG
1012.0%
Other
791.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
10%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 58, 2021: 56, 2022: 59, 2023: 62, 2024: 62, 2025: 626562595653202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
58
2021
56
2022
59
2023
62
2024
62
2025
62

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