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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB6 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

44.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB6

44.4%

rated A–C

13.9%

rated E–G

£1,287

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 BB6

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
17.2%
C69–80
27.0%
D55–68
66
41.6%
E39–54
10.3%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
1.1%

EPC band distribution in BB6

A
50.2%
B
17.2%
374
C
27.0%
585
D
41.6%
903
E
10.3%
223
F
562.6%
G
231.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB6National AvgDifference
Heating£1,004/yr£782/yr▲ £222
Hot water£178/yr£184/yr▼ £6
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,287/yr£1,061/yr▲ £226

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
1,66876.9%
Flat
29513.6%
Bungalow
1948.9%
Maisonette
120.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,00892.6%
Electric
1265.8%
Oil
160.7%
Other
120.6%
LPG
70.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

95 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
14%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 64, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 67, 2025: 667269666259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
64
2022
67
2023
69
2024
67
2025
66

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