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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS21 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

48.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS21

48.3%

rated A–C

13.3%

rated E–G

£1,196

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 BS21

A92+
2.1%
B81–91
6.6%
C69–80
39.6%
D55–68
67
38.4%
E39–54
10.8%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in BS21

A
702.1%
B
2236.6%
C
39.6%
1,333
D
38.4%
1,292
E
10.8%
362
F
722.1%
G
140.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS21National AvgDifference
Heating£904/yr£782/yr▲ £122
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,196/yr£1,061/yr▲ £135

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
1,98158.9%
Flat
1,05431.3%
Bungalow
2728.1%
Maisonette
581.7%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,70280.3%
Electric
53716.0%
Oil
922.7%
LPG
210.6%
Other
140.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
20%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
17%
1976–1982
16%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 66, 2025: 697269666360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
65
2022
68
2023
68
2024
66
2025
69

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