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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BN5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BN5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

941

from 975 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BN5

42.8%

rated A–C

20.1%

rated E–G

£1,471

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 BN5

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
3.2%
C69–80
38.5%
D55–68
64
37.1%
E39–54
15.6%
F21–38
3.6%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in BN5

A
111.1%
B
313.2%
C
38.5%
375
D
37.1%
362
E
15.6%
152
F
353.6%
G
90.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBN5National AvgDifference
Heating£1,141/yr£782/yr▲ £359
Hot water£211/yr£184/yr▲ £27
Lighting£120/yr£95/yr▲ £25
Total£1,471/yr£1,061/yr▲ £410

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
65266.9%
Bungalow
18519.0%
Flat
12813.1%
Maisonette
90.9%
Park home
10.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
72574.4%
Electric
10911.2%
Oil
10110.4%
LPG
293.0%
Other
111.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

120 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 63, 2022: 65, 2023: 66, 2024: 63, 2025: 666966646158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
63
2022
65
2023
66
2024
63
2025
66

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