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Postcode district energy-performance profile

B96 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in B96 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

45.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

620

from 640 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about B96

45.8%

rated A–C

17.5%

rated E–G

£1,416

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 B96

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
6.4%
C69–80
38.6%
D55–68
65
36.7%
E39–54
14.2%
F21–38
2.3%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in B96

A
50.8%
B
416.4%
C
38.6%
247
D
36.7%
235
E
14.2%
91
F
152.3%
G
60.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeB96National AvgDifference
Heating£1,104/yr£782/yr▲ £322
Hot water£198/yr£184/yr▲ £14
Lighting£115/yr£95/yr▲ £20
Total£1,416/yr£1,061/yr▲ £355

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
45370.8%
Bungalow
9314.5%
Flat
7712.0%
Maisonette
172.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
47273.8%
Electric
7812.2%
Oil
538.3%
LPG
325.0%
Other
50.8%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

122 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
22%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
7%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 65, 2022: 65, 2023: 64, 2024: 67, 2025: 697269666259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
65
2022
65
2023
64
2024
67
2025
69

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