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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL17 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL17 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

47.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL17

47.7%

rated A–C

26.6%

rated E–G

£1,356

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 PL17

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
17.5%
C69–80
28.4%
D55–68
64
25.7%
E39–54
16.4%
F21–38
8.3%
G1–20
1.9%

EPC band distribution in PL17

A
291.8%
B
17.5%
288
C
28.4%
468
D
25.7%
423
E
16.4%
270
F
8.3%
136
G
311.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL17National AvgDifference
Heating£1,021/yr£782/yr▲ £239
Hot water£233/yr£184/yr▲ £49
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,356/yr£1,061/yr▲ £295

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
1,06164.5%
Bungalow
37622.9%
Flat
17710.8%
Maisonette
231.4%
Park home
80.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
87653.5%
Electric
40925.0%
Oil
23114.1%
LPG
774.7%
Other
442.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
5%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
16%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 65, 2022: 63, 2023: 65, 2024: 65, 2025: 646865636057202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
65
2022
63
2023
65
2024
65
2025
64

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