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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL27 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL27 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

49.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL27

49.2%

rated A–C

25.1%

rated E–G

£1,332

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 PL27

A92+
3.8%
B81–91
18.9%
C69–80
26.4%
D55–68
65
25.8%
E39–54
15.9%
F21–38
6.6%
G1–20
2.6%

EPC band distribution in PL27

A
1013.8%
B
18.9%
495
C
26.4%
694
D
25.8%
676
E
15.9%
418
F
1726.6%
G
682.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL27National AvgDifference
Heating£975/yr£782/yr▲ £193
Hot water£245/yr£184/yr▲ £61
Lighting£113/yr£95/yr▲ £18
Total£1,332/yr£1,061/yr▲ £271

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
1,79568.4%
Bungalow
42616.2%
Flat
38614.7%
Maisonette
170.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,14043.7%
Electric
95136.4%
Oil
35913.8%
LPG
983.8%
Other
622.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

113 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
10%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
22%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 666966646158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
65
2022
66
2023
64
2024
65
2025
66

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