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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS40 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 64

4.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

42.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+21

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS40

42.1%

rated A–C

24.2%

rated E–G

£1,601

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 BS40

A92+
4.2%
B81–91
12.9%
C69–80
25.0%
D55–68
64
33.7%
E39–54
17.0%
F21–38
5.4%
G1–20
1.7%

EPC band distribution in BS40

A
844.2%
B
12.9%
258
C
25.0%
502
D
33.7%
676
E
17.0%
341
F
1095.4%
G
341.7%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS40National AvgDifference
Heating£1,255/yr£782/yr▲ £473
Hot water£218/yr£184/yr▲ £34
Lighting£127/yr£95/yr▲ £32
Total£1,601/yr£1,061/yr▲ £540

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
1,51275.4%
Bungalow
37018.5%
Flat
1125.6%
Maisonette
100.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,17558.8%
Oil
42821.4%
Electric
30915.5%
LPG
482.4%
Other
381.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

130 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
24%
1900–1929
6%
1930–1949
8%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 61, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 64, 2024: 62, 2025: 647067646158202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
61
2021
65
2022
67
2023
64
2024
62
2025
64

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