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Postcode district energy-performance profile

BS8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in BS8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

43.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about BS8

43.8%

rated A–C

14.6%

rated E–G

£1,146

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 BS8

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
4.4%
C69–80
39.2%
D55–68
65
41.6%
E39–54
12.6%
F21–38
1.7%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in BS8

A
110.2%
B
2464.4%
C
39.2%
2,165
D
41.6%
2,300
E
12.6%
697
F
921.7%
G
180.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeBS8National AvgDifference
Heating£863/yr£782/yr▲ £81
Hot water£186/yr£184/yr▲ £2
Lighting£97/yr£95/yr▲ £2
Total£1,146/yr£1,061/yr▲ £85

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
4,13374.8%
House
92916.8%
Maisonette
3706.7%
Bungalow
971.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,12574.9%
Electric
1,18821.6%
Oil
1602.9%
LPG
190.3%
Other
190.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

92 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
60%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
1%
1950–1966
3%
1967–1975
3%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
3%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 64, 2022: 66, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 677068656360202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
64
2022
66
2023
66
2024
66
2025
67

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