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BL8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BL8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BL8

45.9%

rated A–C

10.2%

rated E–G

£1,264

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 BL8

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
4.7%
C69–80
40.8%
D55–68
66
44.0%
E39–54
8.4%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BL8

A
150.3%
B
2214.7%
C
40.8%
1,912
D
44.0%
2,060
E
8.4%
393
F
641.4%
G
190.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBL8National AvgDifference
Heating£995/yr£782/yr▲ £213
Hot water£168/yr£184/yr▼ £16
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,264/yr£1,061/yr▲ £203

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
3,40872.8%
Flat
83317.8%
Bungalow
4339.2%
Maisonette
100.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,35893.0%
Electric
2826.0%
Oil
200.4%
Other
160.3%
LPG
80.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
16%
1930–1949
15%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 67, 2025: 677168666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
65
2022
67
2023
68
2024
67
2025
67

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