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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PE38 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PE38 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

47.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PE38

47.4%

rated A–C

21.7%

rated E–G

£1,162

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 PE38

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
11.0%
C69–80
35.6%
D55–68
65
30.9%
E39–54
16.5%
F21–38
4.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in PE38

A
250.8%
B
11.0%
364
C
35.6%
1,176
D
30.9%
1,020
E
16.5%
544
F
1504.5%
G
210.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePE38National AvgDifference
Heating£840/yr£782/yr▲ £58
Hot water£223/yr£184/yr▲ £39
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,162/yr£1,061/yr▲ £101

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
1,76253.4%
Bungalow
1,12634.1%
Flat
35310.7%
Maisonette
551.7%
Park home
40.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,83655.7%
Electric
94728.7%
Oil
45713.9%
Other
321.0%
LPG
250.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
9%
2007–2011
9%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 60, 2022: 63, 2023: 65, 2024: 69, 2025: 727571666257202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
60
2022
63
2023
65
2024
69
2025
72

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