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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS49 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS49 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 74

5.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS49

65.6%

rated A–C

9.1%

rated E–G

£1,017

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 BS49

A92+
8.7%
B81–91
30.3%
C69–80
74
26.6%
D55–68
25.3%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in BS49

A
8.7%
177
B
30.3%
617
C
26.6%
541
D
25.3%
516
E
1517.4%
F
281.4%
G
60.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS49National AvgDifference
Heating£746/yr£782/yr▼ £36
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,017/yr£1,061/yr▼ £44

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
1,55576.4%
Bungalow
24011.8%
Flat
22411.0%
Maisonette
170.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,77487.4%
Electric
1597.8%
Oil
824.0%
LPG
90.4%
Other
60.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
27%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 73, 2021: 75, 2022: 75, 2023: 73, 2024: 72, 2025: 747876747169202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
73
2021
75
2022
75
2023
73
2024
72
2025
74

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