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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV12 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

51.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV12

51.3%

rated A–C

7.8%

rated E–G

£1,081

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 WV12

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
5.2%
C69–80
45.8%
D55–68
67
40.9%
E39–54
5.7%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in WV12

A
80.3%
B
1415.2%
C
45.8%
1,234
D
40.9%
1,101
E
1535.7%
F
511.9%
G
60.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV12National AvgDifference
Heating£796/yr£782/yr▲ £14
Hot water£193/yr£184/yr▲ £9
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,081/yr£1,061/yr▲ £20

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
1,82267.6%
Flat
64023.8%
Bungalow
1987.3%
Maisonette
341.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,46991.6%
Electric
2127.9%
Other
110.4%
LPG
20.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
36%
1967–1975
21%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 67, 2025: 687169676563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
66
2023
68
2024
67
2025
68

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