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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BL4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BL4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

62.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BL4

62.8%

rated A–C

7.1%

rated E–G

£958

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 BL4

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
9.9%
C69–80
69
52.5%
D55–68
30.1%
E39–54
5.5%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in BL4

A
210.4%
B
9.9%
478
C
52.5%
2,534
D
30.1%
1,453
E
2655.5%
F
541.1%
G
250.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBL4National AvgDifference
Heating£699/yr£782/yr▼ £83
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£958/yr£1,061/yr▼ £103

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
3,16665.5%
Flat
1,33327.6%
Bungalow
3146.5%
Maisonette
170.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,14085.7%
Electric
65713.6%
Other
310.6%
LPG
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

73 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
20%
1930–1949
19%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

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

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