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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WA5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WA5 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

68.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WA5

68.2%

rated A–C

4.6%

rated E–G

£927

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 WA5

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
18.9%
C69–80
72
48.6%
D55–68
27.1%
E39–54
3.9%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in WA5

A
720.8%
B
18.9%
1,717
C
48.6%
4,416
D
27.1%
2,466
E
3543.9%
F
520.6%
G
150.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWA5National AvgDifference
Heating£673/yr£782/yr▼ £109
Hot water£158/yr£184/yr▼ £26
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£927/yr£1,061/yr▼ £134

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
6,73474.1%
Flat
1,45916.0%
Bungalow
8329.2%
Maisonette
670.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,52693.8%
Electric
5205.7%
Other
180.2%
LPG
110.1%
Oil
110.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 73, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 72, 2025: 727674727068202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
73
2022
72
2023
71
2024
72
2025
72

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