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Postcode district energy-performance profile

PR8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in PR8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

55.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about PR8

55.8%

rated A–C

9.3%

rated E–G

£1,182

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 PR8

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
15.6%
C69–80
39.9%
D55–68
68
34.9%
E39–54
7.6%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in PR8

A
150.2%
B
15.6%
1,197
C
39.9%
3,062
D
34.9%
2,677
E
5807.6%
F
951.2%
G
390.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypePR8National AvgDifference
Heating£901/yr£782/yr▲ £119
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,182/yr£1,061/yr▲ £121

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
4,69761.3%
Flat
2,53433.1%
Bungalow
3794.9%
Maisonette
540.7%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,77388.4%
Electric
84311.0%
Other
320.4%
Oil
90.1%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 687270696765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
69
2023
69
2024
69
2025
68

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