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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS23 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS23 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

45.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS23

45.6%

rated A–C

15.9%

rated E–G

£1,101

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 BS23

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
7.0%
C69–80
38.3%
D55–68
65
38.5%
E39–54
13.9%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in BS23

A
310.4%
B
5677.0%
C
38.3%
3,122
D
38.5%
3,138
E
13.9%
1,132
F
1261.5%
G
380.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS23National AvgDifference
Heating£821/yr£782/yr▲ £39
Hot water£191/yr£184/yr▲ £7
Lighting£90/yr£95/yr▼ £5
Total£1,101/yr£1,061/yr▲ £40

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
5,13162.9%
House
2,63632.3%
Bungalow
2503.1%
Maisonette
1371.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,13175.3%
Electric
1,96724.1%
Other
430.5%
Oil
30.0%
LPG
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

77 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
27%
1900–1929
21%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
11%
1967–1975
5%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 687168656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
64
2022
66
2023
66
2024
66
2025
68

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