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Postcode district energy-performance profile

TQ2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in TQ2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about TQ2

51.4%

rated A–C

11.4%

rated E–G

£1,026

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 TQ2

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
4.9%
C69–80
45.9%
D55–68
67
37.3%
E39–54
9.2%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in TQ2

A
290.5%
B
2844.9%
C
45.9%
2,660
D
37.3%
2,158
E
9.2%
531
F
971.7%
G
300.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeTQ2National AvgDifference
Heating£749/yr£782/yr▼ £33
Hot water£188/yr£184/yr▲ £4
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£1,026/yr£1,061/yr▼ £35

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
3,01752.1%
Flat
2,14937.1%
Bungalow
4828.3%
Maisonette
1412.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,67780.8%
Electric
1,04818.1%
Other
460.8%
Oil
110.2%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 697269676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
64
2022
65
2023
67
2024
68
2025
69

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