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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BL1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BL1 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

56.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

10K

from 10K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BL1

56.6%

rated A–C

10.9%

rated E–G

£1,111

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 BL1

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
9.7%
C69–80
46.4%
D55–68
68
32.6%
E39–54
8.9%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in BL1

A
470.5%
B
9.7%
994
C
46.4%
4,746
D
32.6%
3,330
E
8.9%
914
F
1511.5%
G
470.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBL1National AvgDifference
Heating£828/yr£782/yr▲ £46
Hot water£192/yr£184/yr▲ £8
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,111/yr£1,061/yr▲ £50

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
6,05059.1%
Flat
3,63535.5%
Bungalow
4134.0%
Maisonette
1311.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
7,61974.5%
Electric
2,53724.8%
Other
510.5%
Oil
120.1%
LPG
100.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
24%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 70, 2025: 717471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
66
2023
68
2024
70
2025
71

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