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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BH1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BH1 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+9

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BH1

60.0%

rated A–C

12.3%

rated E–G

£871

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 BH1

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
9.9%
C69–80
50.0%
D55–68
68
27.7%
E39–54
10.7%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in BH1

A
120.2%
B
9.9%
610
C
50.0%
3,092
D
27.7%
1,713
E
10.7%
661
F
811.3%
G
210.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBH1National AvgDifference
Heating£592/yr£782/yr▼ £190
Hot water£202/yr£184/yr▲ £18
Lighting£78/yr£95/yr▼ £17
Total£871/yr£1,061/yr▼ £190

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

Flat
5,09182.2%
House
84713.7%
Maisonette
2103.4%
Bungalow
420.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,86362.8%
Electric
2,24436.5%
Other
410.7%
Oil
30.0%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

64 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
20%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 65, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 707471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
65
2023
69
2024
71
2025
70

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