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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RM3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RM3 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

51.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RM3

51.7%

rated A–C

7.0%

rated E–G

£986

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 RM3

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
5.9%
C69–80
45.1%
D55–68
68
41.3%
E39–54
6.1%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in RM3

A
420.7%
B
3335.9%
C
45.1%
2,546
D
41.3%
2,332
E
3436.1%
F
380.7%
G
130.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRM3National AvgDifference
Heating£724/yr£782/yr▼ £58
Hot water£173/yr£184/yr▼ £11
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£986/yr£1,061/yr▼ £75

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
3,53462.6%
Flat
1,71330.3%
Bungalow
2634.7%
Maisonette
1322.3%
Park home
50.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,27093.3%
Electric
3566.3%
Other
180.3%
LPG
20.0%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
41%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
66
2023
67
2024
69
2025
71

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