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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B50 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B50 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

819

from 850 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B50

65.3%

rated A–C

9.9%

rated E–G

£1,014

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 B50

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
31.4%
C69–80
71
33.5%
D55–68
24.8%
E39–54
8.4%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in B50

A
30.4%
B
31.4%
267
C
33.5%
285
D
24.8%
211
E
8.4%
71
F
111.3%
G
20.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB50National AvgDifference
Heating£747/yr£782/yr▼ £35
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£1,014/yr£1,061/yr▼ £47

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
70282.6%
Flat
718.4%
Bungalow
718.4%
Maisonette
60.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
73786.7%
Electric
586.8%
Oil
273.2%
LPG
263.1%
Other
20.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

99 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
12%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
10%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
27%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 74, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 68, 2025: 707774716865202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
74
2022
72
2023
71
2024
68
2025
70

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