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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL23 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL23 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

37.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

781

from 824 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL23

37.7%

rated A–C

32.2%

rated E–G

£1,489

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 PL23

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
12.3%
C69–80
24.8%
D55–68
60
30.1%
E39–54
20.9%
F21–38
9.1%
G1–20
2.2%

EPC band distribution in PL23

A
60.7%
B
12.3%
101
C
24.8%
204
D
30.1%
248
E
20.9%
172
F
9.1%
75
G
182.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL23National AvgDifference
Heating£1,126/yr£782/yr▲ £344
Hot water£250/yr£184/yr▲ £66
Lighting£114/yr£95/yr▲ £19
Total£1,489/yr£1,061/yr▲ £428

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
57169.3%
Bungalow
10913.2%
Flat
10813.1%
Maisonette
364.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
40749.5%
Electric
30537.1%
Oil
8310.1%
LPG
161.9%
Other
111.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

105 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
27%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 54, 2021: 62, 2022: 60, 2023: 62, 2024: 61, 2025: 626562585551202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
54
2021
62
2022
60
2023
62
2024
61
2025
62

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