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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BD5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BD5 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

50.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BD5

50.6%

rated A–C

13.9%

rated E–G

£1,089

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 BD5

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
5.5%
C69–80
44.2%
D55–68
66
35.5%
E39–54
10.4%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
1.4%

EPC band distribution in BD5

A
370.9%
B
2235.5%
C
44.2%
1,797
D
35.5%
1,442
E
10.4%
423
F
822.0%
G
581.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBD5National AvgDifference
Heating£836/yr£782/yr▲ £54
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£1,089/yr£1,061/yr▲ £28

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
2,63164.8%
Flat
1,28531.6%
Bungalow
1273.1%
Maisonette
190.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,41184.0%
Electric
57914.3%
Other
561.4%
LPG
140.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

70 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
24%
1930–1949
18%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 56, 2021: 63, 2022: 64, 2023: 65, 2024: 69, 2025: 717469645853202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
56
2021
63
2022
64
2023
65
2024
69
2025
71

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