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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV5

51.3%

rated A–C

14.3%

rated E–G

£1,201

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 WV5

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
10.0%
C69–80
39.7%
D55–68
66
34.4%
E39–54
10.9%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in WV5

A
331.6%
B
10.0%
207
C
39.7%
818
D
34.4%
708
E
10.9%
224
F
532.6%
G
180.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV5National AvgDifference
Heating£923/yr£782/yr▲ £141
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,201/yr£1,061/yr▲ £140

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
1,37366.6%
Flat
33716.4%
Bungalow
33316.2%
Maisonette
180.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,71783.3%
Electric
1768.5%
Oil
854.1%
LPG
633.1%
Other
201.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

93 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
32%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 64, 2024: 66, 2025: 707370676360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
67
2022
68
2023
64
2024
66
2025
70

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