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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PR3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PR3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

66.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PR3

66.4%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,115

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 PR3

A92+
3.9%
B81–91
43.8%
C69–80
73
18.6%
D55–68
21.9%
E39–54
7.9%
F21–38
2.9%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in PR3

A
3233.9%
B
43.8%
3,596
C
18.6%
1,530
D
21.9%
1,801
E
6507.9%
F
2402.9%
G
700.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePR3National AvgDifference
Heating£834/yr£782/yr▲ £52
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£107/yr£95/yr▲ £12
Total£1,115/yr£1,061/yr▲ £54

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
6,57480.1%
Bungalow
83810.2%
Flat
7028.6%
Park home
650.8%
Maisonette
310.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,66681.3%
Electric
7098.7%
Oil
5656.9%
LPG
1642.0%
Other
921.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

109 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
45%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 73, 2022: 75, 2023: 73, 2024: 72, 2025: 757875737067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
73
2022
75
2023
73
2024
72
2025
75

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