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Postcode district energy-performance profile

UB3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in UB3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

64.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about UB3

64.0%

rated A–C

6.7%

rated E–G

£764

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 UB3

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
30.4%
C69–80
72
33.5%
D55–68
29.2%
E39–54
5.8%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in UB3

A
140.1%
B
30.4%
3,003
C
33.5%
3,313
D
29.2%
2,892
E
5755.8%
F
710.7%
G
210.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeUB3National AvgDifference
Heating£520/yr£782/yr▼ £262
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£76/yr£95/yr▼ £19
Total£764/yr£1,061/yr▼ £297

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

Flat
5,39754.6%
House
3,85539.0%
Maisonette
5095.1%
Bungalow
1281.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,81078.0%
Electric
1,60221.5%
Other
300.4%
LPG
30.0%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

68 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
20%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 72, 2022: 74, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 767975716662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
72
2022
74
2023
70
2024
70
2025
76

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