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Postcode district energy-performance profile

YO26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in YO26 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

53.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about YO26

53.3%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,196

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 YO26

A92+
2.0%
B81–91
12.3%
C69–80
38.9%
D55–68
68
35.5%
E39–54
8.8%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in YO26

A
1002.0%
B
12.3%
601
C
38.9%
1,903
D
35.5%
1,737
E
8.8%
430
F
921.9%
G
240.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeYO26National AvgDifference
Heating£906/yr£782/yr▲ £124
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,196/yr£1,061/yr▲ £135

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
3,66575.0%
Flat
69114.1%
Bungalow
48910.0%
Maisonette
420.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,51672.0%
Electric
67713.9%
Oil
3627.4%
LPG
2885.9%
Other
410.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
10%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 71, 2025: 687471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
68
2023
70
2024
71
2025
68

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