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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BH31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BH31 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

62.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BH31

62.5%

rated A–C

4.3%

rated E–G

£1,049

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 BH31

A92+
1.6%
B81–91
18.7%
C69–80
71
42.2%
D55–68
33.2%
E39–54
3.7%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in BH31

A
301.6%
B
18.7%
357
C
42.2%
804
D
33.2%
632
E
703.7%
F
110.6%
G
10.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBH31National AvgDifference
Heating£752/yr£782/yr▼ £30
Hot water£188/yr£184/yr▲ £4
Lighting£109/yr£95/yr▲ £14
Total£1,049/yr£1,061/yr▼ £12

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
1,02653.9%
Bungalow
55028.9%
Flat
30616.1%
Park home
180.9%
Maisonette
50.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,67187.7%
Electric
21211.1%
Oil
100.5%
Other
90.5%
LPG
30.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
5%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
14%
1983–1990
21%
1991–1995
8%
1996–2002
14%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 70, 2022: 72, 2023: 72, 2024: 70, 2025: 717573716967202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
70
2022
72
2023
72
2024
70
2025
71

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