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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BN3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BN3 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

52.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

17K

from 18K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BN3

52.9%

rated A–C

11.4%

rated E–G

£1,003

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 BN3

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
9.8%
C69–80
42.8%
D55–68
67
35.8%
E39–54
9.8%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BN3

A
400.2%
B
9.8%
1,770
C
42.8%
7,732
D
35.8%
6,457
E
9.8%
1,767
F
2141.2%
G
680.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBN3National AvgDifference
Heating£733/yr£782/yr▼ £49
Hot water£183/yr£184/yr▼ £1
Lighting£87/yr£95/yr▼ £8
Total£1,003/yr£1,061/yr▼ £58

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
13,24873.4%
House
3,70720.5%
Maisonette
7154.0%
Bungalow
3782.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
13,14776.1%
Electric
4,00623.2%
Other
920.5%
Oil
230.1%
LPG
120.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
35%
1900–1929
17%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 687370676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
67
2023
69
2024
70
2025
68

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