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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BL3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BL3 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

59.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BL3

59.5%

rated A–C

8.7%

rated E–G

£1,012

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 BL3

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
9.3%
C69–80
49.8%
D55–68
68
31.9%
E39–54
6.9%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in BL3

A
310.4%
B
9.3%
745
C
49.8%
3,995
D
31.9%
2,555
E
5516.9%
F
981.2%
G
450.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBL3National AvgDifference
Heating£741/yr£782/yr▼ £41
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,012/yr£1,061/yr▼ £49

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
5,41767.5%
Flat
1,95224.3%
Bungalow
6087.6%
Maisonette
420.5%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,84385.3%
Electric
1,12514.0%
Other
410.5%
LPG
70.1%
Oil
40.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
6%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 697371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
68
2023
70
2024
70
2025
69

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