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Postcode district energy-performance profile

WV8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in WV8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about WV8

60.5%

rated A–C

9.1%

rated E–G

£1,125

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 WV8

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
15.0%
C69–80
69
45.2%
D55–68
30.4%
E39–54
7.5%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in WV8

A
60.3%
B
15.0%
296
C
45.2%
890
D
30.4%
599
E
1487.5%
F
261.3%
G
60.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeWV8National AvgDifference
Heating£856/yr£782/yr▲ £74
Hot water£165/yr£184/yr▼ £19
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,125/yr£1,061/yr▲ £64

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
1,31266.6%
Flat
31315.9%
Bungalow
27213.8%
Maisonette
743.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,83693.6%
Electric
753.8%
Oil
311.6%
LPG
140.7%
Other
60.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
26%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
15%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 71, 2022: 72, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 687572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
71
2022
72
2023
69
2024
67
2025
68

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