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PL7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL7

54.5%

rated A–C

10.4%

rated E–G

£1,055

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 PL7

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
5.9%
C69–80
48.1%
D55–68
67
35.1%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
2.3%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in PL7

A
190.5%
B
2195.9%
C
48.1%
1,795
D
35.1%
1,308
E
2757.4%
F
842.3%
G
280.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL7National AvgDifference
Heating£770/yr£782/yr▼ £12
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,055/yr£1,061/yr▼ £6

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
2,81975.6%
Flat
50313.5%
Bungalow
38810.4%
Maisonette
180.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,01580.9%
Electric
58015.6%
Oil
661.8%
Other
381.0%
LPG
270.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
22%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
13%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 697270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
66
2023
67
2024
68
2025
69

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