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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

39.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+20

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV16

39.1%

rated A–C

24.3%

rated E–G

£1,413

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 WV16

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
6.8%
C69–80
31.9%
D55–68
62
36.5%
E39–54
17.4%
F21–38
5.2%
G1–20
1.7%

EPC band distribution in WV16

A
110.4%
B
1766.8%
C
31.9%
824
D
36.5%
944
E
17.4%
449
F
1355.2%
G
451.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV16National AvgDifference
Heating£1,098/yr£782/yr▲ £316
Hot water£211/yr£184/yr▲ £27
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,413/yr£1,061/yr▲ £352

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
1,72966.9%
Flat
42016.3%
Bungalow
38014.7%
Maisonette
471.8%
Park home
80.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,58161.4%
Electric
48919.0%
Oil
32512.6%
LPG
1224.7%
Other
602.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 59, 2021: 60, 2022: 65, 2023: 61, 2024: 62, 2025: 656865625956202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
59
2021
60
2022
65
2023
61
2024
62
2025
65

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