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Postcode district energy-performance profile

TQ8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in TQ8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

616

from 641 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about TQ8

42.4%

rated A–C

27.3%

rated E–G

£1,613

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 TQ8

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
12.6%
C69–80
27.9%
D55–68
63
30.3%
E39–54
17.9%
F21–38
7.3%
G1–20
2.0%

EPC band distribution in TQ8

A
121.9%
B
12.6%
81
C
27.9%
179
D
30.3%
194
E
17.9%
115
F
477.3%
G
132.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeTQ8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,244/yr£782/yr▲ £462
Hot water£241/yr£184/yr▲ £57
Lighting£129/yr£95/yr▲ £34
Total£1,613/yr£1,061/yr▲ £552

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
39461.5%
Flat
14923.2%
Bungalow
548.4%
Maisonette
446.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
37459.3%
Electric
16526.1%
Oil
6710.6%
Other
142.2%
LPG
111.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.6 t

potential annual estimate

132 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
20%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 59, 2022: 67, 2023: 63, 2024: 61, 2025: 647067636056202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
59
2022
67
2023
63
2024
61
2025
64

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