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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PO4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PO4 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

47.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PO4

47.4%

rated A–C

9.0%

rated E–G

£993

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 PO4

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
3.8%
C69–80
43.4%
D55–68
67
43.6%
E39–54
7.2%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in PO4

A
160.2%
B
2903.8%
C
43.4%
3,276
D
43.6%
3,291
E
5437.2%
F
1061.4%
G
290.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePO4National AvgDifference
Heating£733/yr£782/yr▼ £49
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£993/yr£1,061/yr▼ £68

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
4,61261.1%
Flat
2,38931.6%
Maisonette
4716.2%
Park home
470.6%
Bungalow
320.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,40884.9%
Electric
1,09614.5%
Other
320.4%
LPG
130.2%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
49%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
67
2023
67
2024
68
2025
68

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