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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SK4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SK4 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

46.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SK4

46.6%

rated A–C

12.5%

rated E–G

£1,176

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 SK4

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
6.8%
C69–80
39.8%
D55–68
66
40.9%
E39–54
10.5%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in SK4

A
30.1%
B
3086.8%
C
39.8%
1,815
D
40.9%
1,862
E
10.5%
480
F
671.5%
G
230.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSK4National AvgDifference
Heating£886/yr£782/yr▲ £104
Hot water£194/yr£184/yr▲ £10
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,176/yr£1,061/yr▲ £115

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
2,85862.7%
Flat
1,55734.2%
Bungalow
751.6%
Maisonette
681.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,68480.8%
Electric
84718.6%
Other
230.5%
LPG
30.1%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
26%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 67, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
67
2023
66
2024
66
2025
68

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