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B6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B6 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B6

56.4%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£1,093

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 B6

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
3.5%
C69–80
52.8%
D55–68
67
33.1%
E39–54
9.0%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in B6

A
30.1%
B
1123.5%
C
52.8%
1,687
D
33.1%
1,058
E
9.0%
287
F
290.9%
G
180.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB6National AvgDifference
Heating£814/yr£782/yr▲ £32
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£1,093/yr£1,061/yr▲ £32

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
1,87158.6%
Flat
1,15936.3%
Maisonette
1163.6%
Bungalow
481.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,73485.6%
Electric
44213.8%
Other
170.5%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
36%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
6%
1967–1975
19%
1976–1982
11%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
8%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
0%
2007–2011
0%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 62, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 687268656157202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
62
2022
67
2023
68
2024
69
2025
68

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