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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BB9 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BB9 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

41.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BB9

41.6%

rated A–C

15.3%

rated E–G

£1,307

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 BB9

A92+
2.2%
B81–91
6.7%
C69–80
32.6%
D55–68
64
43.1%
E39–54
10.1%
F21–38
3.1%
G1–20
2.1%

EPC band distribution in BB9

A
1482.2%
B
4526.7%
C
32.6%
2,187
D
43.1%
2,890
E
10.1%
675
F
2113.1%
G
1382.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBB9National AvgDifference
Heating£1,029/yr£782/yr▲ £247
Hot water£181/yr£184/yr▼ £3
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,307/yr£1,061/yr▲ £246

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
5,03375.1%
Flat
91013.6%
Bungalow
73310.9%
Maisonette
250.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,78986.6%
Electric
75111.2%
Other
881.3%
Oil
420.6%
LPG
160.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

80 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
14%
1900–1929
35%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 60, 2021: 60, 2022: 62, 2023: 67, 2024: 66, 2025: 697268656157202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
60
2021
60
2022
62
2023
67
2024
66
2025
69

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