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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB8 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

46.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB8

46.8%

rated A–C

14.5%

rated E–G

£1,315

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 BB8

A92+
3.4%
B81–91
11.0%
C69–80
32.4%
D55–68
66
38.7%
E39–54
10.7%
F21–38
2.7%
G1–20
1.1%

EPC band distribution in BB8

A
1443.4%
B
11.0%
469
C
32.4%
1,382
D
38.7%
1,651
E
10.7%
456
F
1142.7%
G
471.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,049/yr£782/yr▲ £267
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,315/yr£1,061/yr▲ £254

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
3,22175.6%
Flat
65415.3%
Bungalow
3588.4%
Maisonette
250.6%
Park home
50.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,71187.1%
Electric
46711.0%
Oil
411.0%
Other
250.6%
LPG
170.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

84 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
27%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
4%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 64, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
67
2023
68
2024
64
2025
68

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