Skip to main content

Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

Compare with another area →

Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

39.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV3

39.1%

rated A–C

15.3%

rated E–G

£1,237

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 WV3

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
3.8%
C69–80
34.3%
D55–68
64
45.6%
E39–54
12.8%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in WV3

A
451.0%
B
1713.8%
C
34.3%
1,553
D
45.6%
2,062
E
12.8%
580
F
871.9%
G
260.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV3National AvgDifference
Heating£943/yr£782/yr▲ £161
Hot water£198/yr£184/yr▲ £14
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,237/yr£1,061/yr▲ £176

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
2,55656.5%
Flat
1,58235.0%
Bungalow
2204.9%
Maisonette
1663.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,53578.1%
Electric
96221.3%
Other
230.5%
LPG
30.1%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 63, 2022: 64, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 666967656260202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
63
2022
64
2023
64
2024
65
2025
66

What to do next

Related postcode districts