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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 59

9.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

35.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+26

average score points

Properties represented

369

from 397 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL16

35.5%

rated A–C

40.1%

rated E–G

£1,456

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 PL16

A92+
3.8%
B81–91
13.9%
C69–80
17.9%
D55–68
59
24.4%
E39–54
24.2%
F21–38
13.1%
G1–20
2.8%

EPC band distribution in PL16

A
153.8%
B
13.9%
55
C
17.9%
71
D
24.4%
97
E
24.2%
96
F
13.1%
52
G
112.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL16National AvgDifference
Heating£1,054/yr£782/yr▲ £272
Hot water£301/yr£184/yr▲ £117
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,456/yr£1,061/yr▲ £395

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
30576.8%
Bungalow
7017.6%
Flat
225.5%

Main heating fuel

Electric
18947.7%
Oil
15338.6%
LPG
297.3%
Other
256.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

111 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
24%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
9%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 50, 2021: 50, 2022: 62, 2023: 55, 2024: 58, 2025: 697266605347202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
50
2021
50
2022
62
2023
55
2024
58
2025
69

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