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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WF8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WF8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

49.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WF8

49.7%

rated A–C

4.4%

rated E–G

£913

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 WF8

A92+
1.4%
B81–91
10.3%
C69–80
69
38.0%
D55–68
45.9%
E39–54
3.5%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in WF8

A
1321.4%
B
10.3%
960
C
38.0%
3,552
D
45.9%
4,294
E
3243.5%
F
650.7%
G
230.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWF8National AvgDifference
Heating£691/yr£782/yr▼ £91
Hot water£138/yr£184/yr▼ £46
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£913/yr£1,061/yr▼ £148

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
5,95763.7%
Flat
1,91920.5%
Bungalow
1,21813.0%
Maisonette
2542.7%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,82194.4%
Electric
3413.6%
Oil
1061.1%
Other
480.5%
LPG
320.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
31%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
20%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
1%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 70, 2025: 707472706765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
69
2023
71
2024
70
2025
70

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