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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WA8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WA8 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

57.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WA8

57.0%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£1,037

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 WA8

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
7.4%
C69–80
48.6%
D55–68
68
32.6%
E39–54
8.7%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in WA8

A
760.9%
B
6087.4%
C
48.6%
3,983
D
32.6%
2,667
E
8.7%
715
F
1141.4%
G
280.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWA8National AvgDifference
Heating£765/yr£782/yr▼ £17
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,037/yr£1,061/yr▼ £24

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
5,85871.5%
Flat
1,63520.0%
Bungalow
6608.1%
Maisonette
310.4%
Park home
70.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,33589.9%
Electric
7308.9%
Other
410.5%
Oil
260.3%
LPG
250.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
16%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 64, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 737672696561202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
64
2022
67
2023
69
2024
68
2025
73

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