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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RM5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RM5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RM5

42.4%

rated A–C

10.4%

rated E–G

£1,066

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 RM5

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
2.6%
C69–80
38.8%
D55–68
66
47.2%
E39–54
8.9%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in RM5

A
241.0%
B
622.6%
C
38.8%
927
D
47.2%
1,127
E
8.9%
212
F
331.4%
G
40.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRM5National AvgDifference
Heating£802/yr£782/yr▲ £20
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,066/yr£1,061/yr▲ £5

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
1,59466.7%
Flat
54822.9%
Bungalow
1596.7%
Maisonette
883.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,22493.3%
Electric
1456.1%
Other
70.3%
Oil
40.2%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
40%
1950–1966
32%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 697269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
65
2023
66
2024
66
2025
69

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