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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PL8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PL8 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

48.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PL8

48.9%

rated A–C

22.3%

rated E–G

£1,379

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 PL8

A92+
3.3%
B81–91
13.4%
C69–80
32.2%
D55–68
65
28.7%
E39–54
16.4%
F21–38
3.5%
G1–20
2.4%

EPC band distribution in PL8

A
373.3%
B
13.4%
152
C
32.2%
365
D
28.7%
325
E
16.4%
186
F
403.5%
G
272.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePL8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,045/yr£782/yr▲ £263
Hot water£224/yr£184/yr▲ £40
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£1,379/yr£1,061/yr▲ £318

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
80771.3%
Bungalow
20918.5%
Flat
1079.5%
Maisonette
90.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
69861.7%
Electric
25622.6%
Oil
12611.1%
LPG
302.7%
Other
221.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

113 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 62, 2022: 65, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 727571676258202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
62
2022
65
2023
64
2024
65
2025
72

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