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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL6 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL6

60.5%

rated A–C

10.2%

rated E–G

£973

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 PL6

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
8.2%
C69–80
51.7%
D55–68
68
29.3%
E39–54
5.9%
F21–38
3.3%
G1–20
1.0%

EPC band distribution in PL6

A
350.6%
B
8.2%
452
C
51.7%
2,866
D
29.3%
1,626
E
3275.9%
F
1823.3%
G
541.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL6National AvgDifference
Heating£707/yr£782/yr▼ £75
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£973/yr£1,061/yr▼ £88

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
3,96271.5%
Flat
73913.3%
Bungalow
5299.5%
Park home
2544.6%
Maisonette
581.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,89288.3%
Electric
3586.5%
LPG
2444.4%
Other
280.5%
Oil
200.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
29%
1976–1982
14%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 62, 2022: 69, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 707370666359202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
62
2022
69
2023
68
2024
70
2025
70

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