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Postcode district energy-performance profile

TQ5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in TQ5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

33.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about TQ5

33.7%

rated A–C

22.3%

rated E–G

£1,196

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 TQ5

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
3.1%
C69–80
30.3%
D55–68
62
44.1%
E39–54
17.5%
F21–38
3.8%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in TQ5

A
80.3%
B
993.1%
C
30.3%
959
D
44.1%
1,394
E
17.5%
555
F
1193.8%
G
300.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeTQ5National AvgDifference
Heating£900/yr£782/yr▲ £118
Hot water£202/yr£184/yr▲ £18
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,196/yr£1,061/yr▲ £135

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
1,55349.1%
Bungalow
78024.7%
Flat
72222.8%
Maisonette
1083.4%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,37975.2%
Electric
67921.5%
Other
471.5%
Oil
461.5%
LPG
130.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

87 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
15%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
23%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 61, 2022: 62, 2023: 64, 2024: 64, 2025: 636765626057202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
61
2022
62
2023
64
2024
64
2025
63

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