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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PO40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PO40 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

53.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PO40

53.5%

rated A–C

13.6%

rated E–G

£1,005

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 PO40

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
16.4%
C69–80
36.7%
D55–68
67
32.9%
E39–54
9.3%
F21–38
3.1%
G1–20
1.2%

EPC band distribution in PO40

A
40.3%
B
16.4%
204
C
36.7%
456
D
32.9%
409
E
9.3%
116
F
383.1%
G
151.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePO40National AvgDifference
Heating£739/yr£782/yr▼ £43
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£1,005/yr£1,061/yr▼ £56

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
53643.2%
Flat
36329.2%
Bungalow
32726.3%
Maisonette
161.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,01882.0%
Electric
18414.8%
Other
221.8%
Oil
90.7%
LPG
90.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 71, 2022: 69, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 657471676460202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
71
2022
69
2023
66
2024
67
2025
65

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