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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WF5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WF5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

41.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WF5

41.6%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£1,033

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 WF5

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
4.3%
C69–80
36.9%
D55–68
67
51.3%
E39–54
6.0%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in WF5

A
180.5%
B
1494.3%
C
36.9%
1,291
D
51.3%
1,797
E
2116.0%
F
290.8%
G
70.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWF5National AvgDifference
Heating£788/yr£782/yr▲ £6
Hot water£159/yr£184/yr▼ £25
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£1,033/yr£1,061/yr▼ £28

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
2,17862.2%
Bungalow
72120.6%
Flat
56816.2%
Maisonette
351.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,18991.1%
Electric
2978.5%
Other
100.3%
LPG
40.1%
Oil
20.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
23%
1950–1966
21%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 677269676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
67
2023
69
2024
67
2025
67

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