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B68 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B68 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

38.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B68

38.8%

rated A–C

9.0%

rated E–G

£1,139

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 B68

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
3.9%
C69–80
34.7%
D55–68
65
52.2%
E39–54
7.0%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in B68

A
80.2%
B
1883.9%
C
34.7%
1,662
D
52.2%
2,501
E
3357.0%
F
681.4%
G
260.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB68National AvgDifference
Heating£871/yr£782/yr▲ £89
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,139/yr£1,061/yr▲ £78

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
3,55574.2%
Flat
91719.2%
Bungalow
1984.1%
Maisonette
1182.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,38091.5%
Electric
3858.0%
Other
200.4%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

78 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
31%
1950–1966
25%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 66, 2022: 65, 2023: 65, 2024: 66, 2025: 666967656260202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
66
2022
65
2023
65
2024
66
2025
66

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