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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B31 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

54.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 11K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B31

54.8%

rated A–C

7.8%

rated E–G

£1,024

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 B31

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
10.7%
C69–80
69
43.6%
D55–68
37.4%
E39–54
6.1%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in B31

A
630.6%
B
10.7%
1,153
C
43.6%
4,706
D
37.4%
4,034
E
6626.1%
F
1331.2%
G
470.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB31National AvgDifference
Heating£750/yr£782/yr▼ £32
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,024/yr£1,061/yr▼ £37

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
6,64861.6%
Flat
3,32530.8%
Bungalow
5725.3%
Maisonette
2532.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
9,39587.0%
Electric
1,36912.7%
Other
290.3%
LPG
50.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
22%
1950–1966
24%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
10%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
69
2023
69
2024
70
2025
70

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