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Postcode district energy-performance profile

UB4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in UB4 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

50.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about UB4

50.9%

rated A–C

6.5%

rated E–G

£939

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 UB4

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
5.6%
C69–80
45.1%
D55–68
67
42.6%
E39–54
5.6%
F21–38
0.5%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in UB4

A
110.2%
B
2835.6%
C
45.1%
2,291
D
42.6%
2,161
E
2845.6%
F
270.5%
G
210.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeUB4National AvgDifference
Heating£675/yr£782/yr▼ £107
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£86/yr£95/yr▼ £9
Total£939/yr£1,061/yr▼ £122

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
3,06060.3%
Flat
1,59731.4%
Maisonette
3276.4%
Bungalow
941.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,32685.8%
Electric
69313.7%
Other
210.4%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

74 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
29%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 69, 2025: 707370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
67
2023
67
2024
69
2025
70

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