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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS26 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+21

average score points

Properties represented

816

from 878 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS26

42.4%

rated A–C

27.8%

rated E–G

£1,498

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 BS26

A92+
6.2%
B81–91
7.9%
C69–80
28.4%
D55–68
63
29.8%
E39–54
20.0%
F21–38
7.1%
G1–20
0.7%

EPC band distribution in BS26

A
546.2%
B
697.9%
C
28.4%
249
D
29.8%
262
E
20.0%
176
F
627.1%
G
60.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS26National AvgDifference
Heating£1,144/yr£782/yr▲ £362
Hot water£238/yr£184/yr▲ £54
Lighting£117/yr£95/yr▲ £22
Total£1,498/yr£1,061/yr▲ £437

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
62371.0%
Bungalow
13915.8%
Flat
10912.4%
Maisonette
70.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
37242.4%
Electric
24728.1%
Oil
20923.8%
LPG
364.1%
Other
141.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

118 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
25%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
12%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 58, 2021: 61, 2022: 63, 2023: 64, 2024: 63, 2025: 717469656055202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
58
2021
61
2022
63
2023
64
2024
63
2025
71

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