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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BN20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BN20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

46.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BN20

46.6%

rated A–C

10.9%

rated E–G

£1,292

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 BN20

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
5.7%
C69–80
40.0%
D55–68
67
42.5%
E39–54
9.3%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in BN20

A
280.9%
B
1765.7%
C
40.0%
1,241
D
42.5%
1,319
E
9.3%
288
F
421.4%
G
70.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBN20National AvgDifference
Heating£992/yr£782/yr▲ £210
Hot water£189/yr£184/yr▲ £5
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,292/yr£1,061/yr▲ £231

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
1,54149.7%
Flat
1,23739.9%
Bungalow
2758.9%
Maisonette
481.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,72988.0%
Electric
35211.4%
Other
80.3%
Oil
70.2%
LPG
50.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

105 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
17%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
15%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 697270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
67
2023
66
2024
67
2025
69

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