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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BH18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BH18 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

47.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BH18

47.2%

rated A–C

9.1%

rated E–G

£1,299

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 BH18

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
10.1%
C69–80
36.7%
D55–68
68
43.7%
E39–54
8.2%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in BH18

A
60.4%
B
10.1%
138
C
36.7%
500
D
43.7%
595
E
8.2%
112
F
110.8%
G
10.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBH18National AvgDifference
Heating£985/yr£782/yr▲ £203
Hot water£189/yr£184/yr▲ £5
Lighting£125/yr£95/yr▲ £30
Total£1,299/yr£1,061/yr▲ £238

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
67549.5%
Bungalow
45633.5%
Flat
22016.1%
Maisonette
120.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,23990.9%
Electric
1198.7%
Oil
30.2%
Other
20.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

117 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
36%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 68, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
67
2023
67
2024
68
2025
70

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