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Postcode district energy-performance profile

UB5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in UB5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

61.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about UB5

61.0%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£852

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 UB5

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
10.8%
C69–80
69
50.1%
D55–68
32.0%
E39–54
6.2%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in UB5

A
60.1%
B
10.8%
750
C
50.1%
3,478
D
32.0%
2,222
E
4336.2%
F
450.6%
G
120.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeUB5National AvgDifference
Heating£590/yr£782/yr▼ £192
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£80/yr£95/yr▼ £15
Total£852/yr£1,061/yr▼ £209

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
3,57951.5%
House
2,61637.7%
Maisonette
5748.3%
Bungalow
1772.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,52080.4%
Electric
1,30619.0%
Other
320.5%
Oil
20.0%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

68 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
23%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 71, 2025: 707471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
66
2022
69
2023
71
2024
71
2025
70

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