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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS6 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

38.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS6

38.7%

rated A–C

14.6%

rated E–G

£1,198

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 BS6

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
4.0%
C69–80
34.5%
D55–68
64
46.7%
E39–54
12.6%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in BS6

A
120.2%
B
2454.0%
C
34.5%
2,111
D
46.7%
2,859
E
12.6%
772
F
901.5%
G
340.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS6National AvgDifference
Heating£932/yr£782/yr▲ £150
Hot water£170/yr£184/yr▼ £14
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£1,198/yr£1,061/yr▲ £137

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
3,86863.2%
House
1,76228.8%
Maisonette
4597.5%
Bungalow
340.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,13884.7%
Electric
88914.7%
Other
310.5%
Oil
30.0%
LPG
30.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
54%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
2%
1967–1975
3%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 65, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 666967656260202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
65
2023
64
2024
65
2025
66

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