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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B46 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B46 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B46

44.0%

rated A–C

15.5%

rated E–G

£1,323

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 B46

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
5.0%
C69–80
38.2%
D55–68
65
40.5%
E39–54
11.9%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
1.0%

EPC band distribution in B46

A
130.8%
B
805.0%
C
38.2%
609
D
40.5%
645
E
11.9%
189
F
422.6%
G
161.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB46National AvgDifference
Heating£1,014/yr£782/yr▲ £232
Hot water£205/yr£184/yr▲ £21
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,323/yr£1,061/yr▲ £262

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
1,13271.0%
Flat
27417.2%
Bungalow
1177.3%
Maisonette
714.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,24278.1%
Electric
26816.9%
Oil
412.6%
LPG
231.4%
Other
161.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

93 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 63, 2022: 62, 2023: 64, 2024: 66, 2025: 687168656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
63
2022
62
2023
64
2024
66
2025
68

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