Is this normal for a 2 year old iPad?

Ive had an ipad for about two years but the battery seems to be wearing down. It used to hold 11 or twelve hours of battery but now it barely holds 7 and this is where it gets interesting.
i used ibackup bot to retrieve some battery information and it showed this
CycleCount: 252
DesignCapacity: 6583
FullChargeCapacity: 5743
This means that its at 87% of its original capacity so surely it shouldnt have knocked three or four hours off the battery
It seems defective but i dont have applecare so id need to pay up £86 to replace it.
It could also be being eaten by ios 7 which is an issue which i havent yet had unless possibly now.
could someone provide me with some insight or advice please,
thanks

Batteries do degrade over time.
I would also say, unless there had been found a defect in your battery, it's not covered under the warranty anyway. And intensive things like videos or games will wear the battery down faster.
I think what you're experiencing is normal.

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