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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PO5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PO5 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

52.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PO5

52.5%

rated A–C

11.3%

rated E–G

£946

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 PO5

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
5.1%
C69–80
47.4%
D55–68
67
36.2%
E39–54
9.5%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in PO5

A
10.0%
B
3255.1%
C
47.4%
3,035
D
36.2%
2,317
E
9.5%
610
F
851.3%
G
300.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePO5National AvgDifference
Heating£682/yr£782/yr▼ £100
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£946/yr£1,061/yr▼ £115

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

Flat
4,33467.7%
House
1,52323.8%
Maisonette
5268.2%
Bungalow
200.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,86876.3%
Electric
1,46522.9%
Other
430.7%
LPG
80.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
37%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 687169676462202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
66
2023
68
2024
68
2025
68

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