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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BN16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BN16 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

54.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BN16

54.7%

rated A–C

11.5%

rated E–G

£1,121

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 BN16

A92+
2.5%
B81–91
15.8%
C69–80
69
36.3%
D55–68
33.9%
E39–54
9.3%
F21–38
2.0%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in BN16

A
1302.5%
B
15.8%
825
C
36.3%
1,892
D
33.9%
1,765
E
9.3%
482
F
1022.0%
G
130.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBN16National AvgDifference
Heating£813/yr£782/yr▲ £31
Hot water£196/yr£184/yr▲ £12
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,121/yr£1,061/yr▲ £60

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
3,02758.1%
Flat
1,11821.5%
Bungalow
92317.7%
Maisonette
1222.3%
Park home
190.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,37884.0%
Electric
77814.9%
LPG
220.4%
Other
160.3%
Oil
150.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
21%
1967–1975
23%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 71, 2025: 727572696562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
68
2023
70
2024
71
2025
72

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