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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV2

65.5%

rated A–C

6.2%

rated E–G

£884

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 WV2

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
19.0%
C69–80
71
45.2%
D55–68
28.3%
E39–54
5.2%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in WV2

A
431.2%
B
19.0%
659
C
45.2%
1,569
D
28.3%
983
E
1795.2%
F
210.6%
G
140.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV2National AvgDifference
Heating£627/yr£782/yr▼ £155
Hot water£178/yr£184/yr▼ £6
Lighting£79/yr£95/yr▼ £16
Total£884/yr£1,061/yr▼ £177

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
2,05859.3%
Flat
1,21935.1%
Maisonette
1554.5%
Bungalow
361.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,51175.0%
Electric
81724.4%
Other
190.6%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

68 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
24%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 75, 2021: 72, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 727875716864202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
75
2021
72
2022
67
2023
69
2024
71
2025
72

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