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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WR8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WR8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 61

7.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

35.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WR8

35.6%

rated A–C

31.0%

rated E–G

£1,423

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 WR8

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
7.1%
C69–80
26.9%
D55–68
61
33.4%
E39–54
22.4%
F21–38
6.7%
G1–20
1.9%

EPC band distribution in WR8

A
211.6%
B
957.1%
C
26.9%
363
D
33.4%
450
E
22.4%
302
F
906.7%
G
261.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWR8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,073/yr£782/yr▲ £291
Hot water£234/yr£184/yr▲ £50
Lighting£116/yr£95/yr▲ £21
Total£1,423/yr£1,061/yr▲ £362

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
83061.6%
Bungalow
31323.2%
Flat
19114.2%
Maisonette
120.9%
Park home
10.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
45434.5%
Oil
39630.1%
Electric
30723.3%
LPG
1309.9%
Other
282.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

112 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 56, 2021: 59, 2022: 62, 2023: 63, 2024: 62, 2025: 626663605653202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
56
2021
59
2022
62
2023
63
2024
62
2025
62

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