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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB2

60.5%

rated A–C

8.5%

rated E–G

£1,094

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 BB2

A92+
1.7%
B81–91
18.5%
C69–80
70
40.3%
D55–68
31.0%
E39–54
6.0%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in BB2

A
1741.7%
B
18.5%
1,884
C
40.3%
4,095
D
31.0%
3,153
E
6156.0%
F
1911.9%
G
600.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB2National AvgDifference
Heating£813/yr£782/yr▲ £31
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,094/yr£1,061/yr▲ £33

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
7,51473.9%
Flat
1,93519.0%
Bungalow
6396.3%
Maisonette
840.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,92388.4%
Electric
1,06510.6%
Other
480.5%
Oil
300.3%
LPG
270.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 69, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 71, 2025: 737673706764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
69
2022
68
2023
70
2024
71
2025
73

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