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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS7

56.4%

rated A–C

8.7%

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 BS7

A92+
3.3%
B81–91
9.9%
C69–80
69
43.2%
D55–68
35.0%
E39–54
7.5%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in BS7

A
2303.3%
B
9.9%
683
C
43.2%
2,990
D
35.0%
2,419
E
5167.5%
F
630.9%
G
200.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS7National AvgDifference
Heating£753/yr£782/yr▼ £29
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
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
4,51165.2%
Flat
2,07730.0%
Maisonette
1912.8%
Bungalow
1422.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,94685.9%
Electric
94013.6%
Other
280.4%
Oil
50.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

89 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
19%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
2%
1976–1982
1%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
10%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
70
2023
70
2024
70
2025
72

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