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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B61 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B61 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

53.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B61

53.3%

rated A–C

12.1%

rated E–G

£1,136

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 B61

A92+
4.6%
B81–91
8.3%
C69–80
40.4%
D55–68
68
34.6%
E39–54
9.8%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in B61

A
1514.6%
B
8.3%
270
C
40.4%
1,320
D
34.6%
1,131
E
9.8%
321
F
551.7%
G
200.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB61National AvgDifference
Heating£860/yr£782/yr▲ £78
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,136/yr£1,061/yr▲ £75

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
2,36172.2%
Flat
63319.4%
Bungalow
2086.4%
Maisonette
652.0%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,76084.5%
Electric
36811.3%
Oil
782.4%
LPG
371.1%
Other
220.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
9%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 64, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471686461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
64
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
71

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