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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BR2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BR2 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

49.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BR2

49.2%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,140

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 BR2

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
10.6%
C69–80
38.5%
D55–68
67
39.6%
E39–54
9.4%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in BR2

A
40.1%
B
10.6%
731
C
38.5%
2,664
D
39.6%
2,735
E
9.4%
651
F
921.3%
G
340.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBR2National AvgDifference
Heating£857/yr£782/yr▲ £75
Hot water£179/yr£184/yr▼ £5
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,140/yr£1,061/yr▲ £79

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
3,70153.6%
Flat
2,74639.7%
Maisonette
2994.3%
Bungalow
1642.4%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,30391.9%
Electric
5207.6%
Other
210.3%
Oil
80.1%
LPG
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
6%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
23%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 69, 2025: 697270686563202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
67
2023
67
2024
69
2025
69

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