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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB4 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

47.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB4

47.6%

rated A–C

12.3%

rated E–G

£1,310

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 BB4

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
8.4%
C69–80
38.5%
D55–68
66
40.1%
E39–54
9.2%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
1.1%

EPC band distribution in BB4

A
440.7%
B
8.4%
556
C
38.5%
2,545
D
40.1%
2,648
E
9.2%
607
F
1352.0%
G
701.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB4National AvgDifference
Heating£1,040/yr£782/yr▲ £258
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,310/yr£1,061/yr▲ £249

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
4,58969.5%
Flat
1,26919.2%
Bungalow
6389.7%
Maisonette
961.5%
Park home
130.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,84888.5%
Electric
6579.9%
Other
490.7%
Oil
290.4%
LPG
220.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

87 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 66, 2025: 687168656158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
64
2022
66
2023
68
2024
66
2025
68

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