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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BN21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BN21 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

52.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BN21

52.4%

rated A–C

12.5%

rated E–G

£974

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 BN21

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
6.4%
C69–80
45.5%
D55–68
67
35.1%
E39–54
11.5%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in BN21

A
300.5%
B
4026.4%
C
45.5%
2,855
D
35.1%
2,199
E
11.5%
720
F
520.8%
G
100.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBN21National AvgDifference
Heating£684/yr£782/yr▼ £98
Hot water£207/yr£184/yr▲ £23
Lighting£84/yr£95/yr▼ £11
Total£974/yr£1,061/yr▼ £87

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

Flat
4,57873.0%
House
1,29320.6%
Maisonette
2013.2%
Bungalow
1963.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,12865.9%
Electric
2,10933.6%
Other
250.4%
Oil
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

73 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
19%
1900–1929
27%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 68, 2025: 677270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
67
2022
67
2023
69
2024
68
2025
67

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