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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB5 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

44.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB5

44.8%

rated A–C

12.9%

rated E–G

£1,210

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 BB5

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
6.7%
C69–80
37.7%
D55–68
65
42.3%
E39–54
9.4%
F21–38
2.3%
G1–20
1.2%

EPC band distribution in BB5

A
320.4%
B
6136.7%
C
37.7%
3,427
D
42.3%
3,847
E
9.4%
856
F
2122.3%
G
1071.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB5National AvgDifference
Heating£946/yr£782/yr▲ £164
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,210/yr£1,061/yr▲ £149

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
7,01077.1%
Flat
1,35614.9%
Bungalow
6907.6%
Maisonette
380.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
8,34091.7%
Electric
6357.0%
Other
810.9%
Oil
180.2%
LPG
170.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

82 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 65, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 65, 2025: 687168656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
65
2022
65
2023
66
2024
65
2025
68

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