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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RM4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RM4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

48.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

639

from 672 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RM4

48.2%

rated A–C

25.3%

rated E–G

£1,603

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 RM4

A92+
2.1%
B81–91
19.3%
C69–80
26.8%
D55–68
64
26.5%
E39–54
17.0%
F21–38
5.5%
G1–20
2.8%

EPC band distribution in RM4

A
142.1%
B
19.3%
130
C
26.8%
180
D
26.5%
178
E
17.0%
114
F
375.5%
G
192.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRM4National AvgDifference
Heating£1,235/yr£782/yr▲ £453
Hot water£243/yr£184/yr▲ £59
Lighting£125/yr£95/yr▲ £30
Total£1,603/yr£1,061/yr▲ £542

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
49273.2%
Bungalow
11617.3%
Flat
507.4%
Maisonette
91.3%
Park home
50.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
41061.0%
Electric
13520.1%
Oil
7310.9%
LPG
416.1%
Other
131.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

137 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
21%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 64, 2022: 63, 2023: 63, 2024: 63, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
64
2022
63
2023
63
2024
63
2025
68

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