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Postcode district energy-performance profile

UB8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in UB8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about UB8

56.0%

rated A–C

8.0%

rated E–G

£924

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 UB8

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
10.8%
C69–80
45.1%
D55–68
68
36.0%
E39–54
6.8%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in UB8

A
30.1%
B
10.8%
640
C
45.1%
2,666
D
36.0%
2,130
E
4036.8%
F
410.7%
G
260.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeUB8National AvgDifference
Heating£642/yr£782/yr▼ £140
Hot water£197/yr£184/yr▲ £13
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£924/yr£1,061/yr▼ £137

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
2,68945.5%
House
2,66945.2%
Maisonette
2935.0%
Bungalow
2564.3%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,30274.2%
Electric
1,46225.2%
Other
230.4%
LPG
80.1%
Oil
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

73 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
68
2023
69
2024
69
2025
71

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