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B74 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B74 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B74

44.7%

rated A–C

11.5%

rated E–G

£1,555

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 B74

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
5.2%
C69–80
39.3%
D55–68
66
43.8%
E39–54
9.4%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in B74

A
100.3%
B
2065.2%
C
39.3%
1,571
D
43.8%
1,748
E
9.4%
376
F
671.7%
G
160.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB74National AvgDifference
Heating£1,219/yr£782/yr▲ £437
Hot water£213/yr£184/yr▲ £29
Lighting£124/yr£95/yr▲ £29
Total£1,555/yr£1,061/yr▲ £494

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
2,36359.2%
Flat
1,12928.3%
Bungalow
3949.9%
Maisonette
1082.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,39785.1%
Electric
58714.7%
Other
70.2%
Oil
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

3.1 t

potential annual estimate

122 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
26%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 677068666361202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
67
2022
66
2023
66
2024
66
2025
67

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