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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL26 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

32.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+24

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL26

32.4%

rated A–C

37.4%

rated E–G

£1,480

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 PL26

A92+
5.1%
B81–91
6.3%
C69–80
21.0%
D55–68
59
30.2%
E39–54
26.2%
F21–38
8.1%
G1–20
3.1%

EPC band distribution in PL26

A
3025.1%
B
3746.3%
C
21.0%
1,246
D
30.2%
1,787
E
26.2%
1,549
F
8.1%
482
G
1833.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL26National AvgDifference
Heating£1,079/yr£782/yr▲ £297
Hot water£301/yr£184/yr▲ £117
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,480/yr£1,061/yr▲ £419

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
4,20170.9%
Bungalow
1,10418.6%
Flat
5629.5%
Maisonette
470.8%
Park home
90.2%

Main heating fuel

Electric
3,69262.7%
Oil
1,18820.2%
LPG
4657.9%
Mains gas
3475.9%
Other
2003.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

90 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 54, 2021: 56, 2022: 59, 2023: 60, 2024: 62, 2025: 656864605551202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
54
2021
56
2022
59
2023
60
2024
62
2025
65

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