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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB3 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

53.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB3

53.2%

rated A–C

9.7%

rated E–G

£1,273

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 BB3

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
15.6%
C69–80
36.4%
D55–68
68
37.1%
E39–54
7.3%
F21–38
1.8%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in BB3

A
681.1%
B
15.6%
925
C
36.4%
2,160
D
37.1%
2,203
E
4327.3%
F
1081.8%
G
350.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB3National AvgDifference
Heating£995/yr£782/yr▲ £213
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,273/yr£1,061/yr▲ £212

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
4,54076.5%
Flat
1,03217.4%
Bungalow
3365.7%
Maisonette
230.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,42491.5%
Electric
3826.4%
Oil
611.0%
Other
350.6%
LPG
290.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
30%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
67
2023
69
2024
69
2025
71

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