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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

68.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS20

68.6%

rated A–C

7.3%

rated E–G

£1,031

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 BS20

A92+
0.8%
B81–91
16.2%
C69–80
71
51.5%
D55–68
24.2%
E39–54
5.9%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in BS20

A
380.8%
B
16.2%
793
C
51.5%
2,515
D
24.2%
1,181
E
2875.9%
F
591.2%
G
80.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS20National AvgDifference
Heating£729/yr£782/yr▼ £53
Hot water£193/yr£184/yr▲ £9
Lighting£109/yr£95/yr▲ £14
Total£1,031/yr£1,061/yr▼ £30

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
2,54252.1%
Flat
1,86238.1%
Bungalow
4248.7%
Maisonette
511.0%
Park home
20.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,82080.4%
Electric
82417.3%
Oil
701.5%
LPG
190.4%
Other
190.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
14%
2007–2011
14%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 70, 2022: 72, 2023: 73, 2024: 71, 2025: 727674716966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
70
2022
72
2023
73
2024
71
2025
72

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