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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WC1X EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WC1X score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 74

5.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

75.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+6

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WC1X

75.0%

rated A–C

4.4%

rated E–G

£706

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 WC1X

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
38.5%
C69–80
74
36.5%
D55–68
20.6%
E39–54
3.8%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in WC1X

A
00.0%
B
38.5%
841
C
36.5%
797
D
20.6%
450
E
843.8%
F
80.4%
G
30.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWC1XNational AvgDifference
Heating£463/yr£782/yr▼ £319
Hot water£160/yr£184/yr▼ £24
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£706/yr£1,061/yr▼ £355

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
1,93788.7%
Maisonette
1657.6%
House
803.7%
Bungalow
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,18884.5%
Electric
20914.9%
Other
80.6%
Oil
10.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

1.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

69 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
22%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
3%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
1%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
37%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 72, 2021: 74, 2022: 75, 2023: 74, 2024: 75, 2025: 767977747269202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
72
2021
74
2022
75
2023
74
2024
75
2025
76

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