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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS16 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

62.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

13K

from 13K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS16

62.2%

rated A–C

8.3%

rated E–G

£955

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 BS16

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
18.4%
C69–80
70
41.9%
D55–68
29.5%
E39–54
6.6%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BS16

A
2501.9%
B
18.4%
2,384
C
41.9%
5,436
D
29.5%
3,833
E
8626.6%
F
1691.3%
G
490.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS16National AvgDifference
Heating£691/yr£782/yr▼ £91
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£955/yr£1,061/yr▼ £106

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
8,39464.7%
Flat
3,90130.0%
Bungalow
4363.4%
Maisonette
2471.9%
Park home
50.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
10,85585.3%
Electric
1,62812.8%
Oil
1010.8%
Other
1010.8%
LPG
340.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

86 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
9%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
11%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 70, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 70, 2025: 707573716967202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
70
2022
72
2023
71
2024
70
2025
70

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