St. Albans · 851 postcodes

AL3 EPC ratings

The AL3 district holds 8,852 certificated properties. The average energy score across its postcodes is 62, and 35% of certificates rate C or better. It sits mainly in St Albans.

That average is 1.6 points below the England and Wales average of 63.6, and sits in band D territory.

Postcodes in AL3

PostcodePropertiesCertificatesAvg scoreC or better
AL3 3HU0183100%
AL3 4AA15196437%
AL3 4AB565517%
AL3 4AD7105620%
AL3 4AE1170100%
AL3 4AF21297286%
AL3 4AH67610%
AL3 4AJ23670%
AL3 4AL11480%
AL3 4AR8106530%
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AL3 4BJ796222%
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AL3 4BY16367894%
AL3 4BZ336833%
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AL3 4DE7106660%
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AL3 8NX14246113%
AL3 8NY10156027%
AL3 8NZ19306853%
AL3 8PA67420%
AL3 8PB14196216%
AL3 8PD14196037%
AL3 8PE23550%
AL3 8PF34550%
AL3 8PG12155813%
AL3 8PH596211%
AL3 8PJ8135915%
AL3 8PL132078100%
AL3 8PN15215814%
AL3 8PP24457073%
AL3 8PQ36530%
AL3 8PR19346541%
AL3 8PS22346444%
AL3 8PT13176441%
AL3 8PU574814%
AL3 8PW12166531%
AL3 8PX566650%
AL3 8PY776871%
AL3 8PZ675729%
AL3 8QB235867%
AL3 8QD911610%
AL3 8QE22610%
AL3 8QF8116445%
AL3 8QG56550%
AL3 8QH11570%
AL3 8QJ12270%
AL3 8QL345525%
AL3 8QQ7107060%
AL3 8QU405083100%
AL3 8RA346850%
AL3 8RB25426848%
AL3 8RD24366756%
AL3 8RE6126758%
AL3 8RF12216967%
AL3 8RG13226650%
AL3 8RH696433%
AL3 8RJ14186217%
AL3 8RL455740%
AL3 8RN236433%
AL3 8RP16205725%
AL3 8RQ15247175%
AL3 8RR8156227%
AL3 8RS18226132%
AL3 8RT11246758%
AL3 8RU19246646%
AL3 8RW7106530%
AL3 8RX182576100%
AL3 8RY11570%
AL3 8RZ11186850%

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Computed from the official certificate register: counts are certificates lodged since 2008 and distinct properties per postcode; scores are averages of current certificates. Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Data, MHCLG, Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed monthly. Method on about the data.