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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B20

45.2%

rated A–C

10.2%

rated E–G

£1,185

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 B20

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
5.1%
C69–80
39.9%
D55–68
66
44.6%
E39–54
8.7%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in B20

A
130.2%
B
2855.1%
C
39.9%
2,254
D
44.6%
2,516
E
8.7%
490
F
440.8%
G
410.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB20National AvgDifference
Heating£909/yr£782/yr▲ £127
Hot water£181/yr£184/yr▼ £3
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,185/yr£1,061/yr▲ £124

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
3,09154.8%
Flat
2,30840.9%
Maisonette
1632.9%
Bungalow
811.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,99788.6%
Electric
61710.9%
Other
240.4%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
43%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 63, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
63
2022
66
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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