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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SK3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SK3 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

51.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SK3

51.3%

rated A–C

9.2%

rated E–G

£1,001

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 SK3

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
13.7%
C69–80
37.5%
D55–68
68
39.5%
E39–54
7.6%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in SK3

A
40.1%
B
13.7%
597
C
37.5%
1,639
D
39.5%
1,723
E
3317.6%
F
451.0%
G
270.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSK3National AvgDifference
Heating£721/yr£782/yr▼ £61
Hot water£192/yr£184/yr▲ £8
Lighting£87/yr£95/yr▼ £8
Total£1,001/yr£1,061/yr▼ £60

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
2,90366.5%
Flat
1,37931.6%
Bungalow
541.2%
Maisonette
300.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,38577.5%
Electric
92821.3%
Other
521.2%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
34%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 69, 2025: 737672696561202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
64
2022
65
2023
65
2024
69
2025
73

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