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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

72.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+8

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS2

72.0%

rated A–C

7.6%

rated E–G

£707

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 BS2

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
30.7%
C69–80
73
40.3%
D55–68
20.4%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BS2

A
491.0%
B
30.7%
1,551
C
40.3%
2,037
D
20.4%
1,031
E
3286.5%
F
390.8%
G
180.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS2National AvgDifference
Heating£455/yr£782/yr▼ £327
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£72/yr£95/yr▼ £23
Total£707/yr£1,061/yr▼ £354

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
3,64072.0%
House
1,11522.1%
Maisonette
2925.8%
Bungalow
60.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,42457.8%
Electric
1,70340.6%
Other
641.5%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

66 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
3%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
8%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
29%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 72, 2021: 76, 2022: 72, 2023: 72, 2024: 70, 2025: 717976737067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
72
2021
76
2022
72
2023
72
2024
70
2025
71

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