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Postcode district energy-performance profile

YO8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in YO8 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

55.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about YO8

55.2%

rated A–C

12.1%

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 YO8

A92+
2.7%
B81–91
15.4%
C69–80
69
37.1%
D55–68
32.6%
E39–54
9.2%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in YO8

A
1882.7%
B
15.4%
1,094
C
37.1%
2,634
D
32.6%
2,315
E
9.2%
649
F
1722.4%
G
400.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeYO8National AvgDifference
Heating£839/yr£782/yr▲ £57
Hot water£190/yr£184/yr▲ £6
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
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
5,08271.7%
Bungalow
1,09515.4%
Flat
86012.1%
Maisonette
530.7%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,06371.5%
Electric
1,06015.0%
Oil
6809.6%
LPG
1892.7%
Other
891.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 697270696765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
69
2022
68
2023
68
2024
68
2025
69

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