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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BL6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BL6 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

62.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BL6

62.0%

rated A–C

9.3%

rated E–G

£1,051

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 BL6

A92+
2.4%
B81–91
19.0%
C69–80
70
40.6%
D55–68
28.7%
E39–54
7.9%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BL6

A
1222.4%
B
19.0%
951
C
40.6%
2,032
D
28.7%
1,438
E
3967.9%
F
491.0%
G
210.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBL6National AvgDifference
Heating£782/yr£782/yr —
Hot water£171/yr£184/yr▼ £13
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,051/yr£1,061/yr▼ £10

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
3,72274.3%
Flat
90018.0%
Bungalow
3637.2%
Maisonette
240.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,45689.0%
Electric
52610.5%
Oil
110.2%
Other
110.2%
LPG
50.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

90 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 71, 2024: 73, 2025: 757874706662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
65
2022
68
2023
71
2024
73
2025
75

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