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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB7

56.3%

rated A–C

14.5%

rated E–G

£1,205

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 BB7

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
29.6%
C69–80
69
25.7%
D55–68
29.2%
E39–54
11.0%
F21–38
2.7%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in BB7

A
561.0%
B
29.6%
1,694
C
25.7%
1,473
D
29.2%
1,668
E
11.0%
630
F
1532.7%
G
470.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB7National AvgDifference
Heating£925/yr£782/yr▲ £143
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,205/yr£1,061/yr▲ £144

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
4,49278.5%
Flat
68211.9%
Bungalow
4718.2%
Maisonette
581.0%
Park home
180.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,68682.0%
Electric
5359.4%
Oil
3355.9%
LPG
991.7%
Other
591.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

101 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
28%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 69, 2025: 697371696765202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
68
2022
70
2023
70
2024
69
2025
69

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