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B12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

68.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+8

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B12

68.3%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£1,015

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 B12

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
24.4%
C69–80
72
43.9%
D55–68
24.5%
E39–54
6.0%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in B12

A
00.0%
B
24.4%
1,389
C
43.9%
2,493
D
24.5%
1,393
E
3406.0%
F
410.7%
G
250.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB12National AvgDifference
Heating£682/yr£782/yr▼ £100
Hot water£243/yr£184/yr▲ £59
Lighting£89/yr£95/yr▼ £6
Total£1,015/yr£1,061/yr▼ £46

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

Flat
3,36159.2%
House
2,07736.6%
Maisonette
1903.3%
Bungalow
530.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,36259.2%
Electric
2,30640.6%
Other
110.2%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

72 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
27%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
26%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 70, 2022: 69, 2023: 71, 2024: 76, 2025: 737976726965202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
70
2022
69
2023
71
2024
76
2025
73

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