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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WC1R EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WC1R score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

63.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+8

average score points

Properties represented

159

from 160 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WC1R

63.1%

rated A–C

9.4%

rated E–G

£812

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 WC1R

A92+
3.8%
B81–91
6.9%
C69–80
70
52.5%
D55–68
27.5%
E39–54
9.4%
F21–38
0.0%
G1–20
0.0%

EPC band distribution in WC1R

A
63.8%
B
116.9%
C
52.5%
84
D
27.5%
44
E
9.4%
15
F
00.0%
G
00.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWC1RNational AvgDifference
Heating£572/yr£782/yr▼ £210
Hot water£162/yr£184/yr▼ £22
Lighting£78/yr£95/yr▼ £17
Total£812/yr£1,061/yr▼ £249

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
14691.3%
Maisonette
95.6%
House
53.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
11974.4%
Electric
4025.0%
LPG
10.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

67 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
24%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
1%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
9%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 69, 2022: 69, 2023: 73, 2024: 74, 2025: 677773706662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
69
2022
69
2023
73
2024
74
2025
67

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