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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CB23 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CB23 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

74.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CB23

74.2%

rated A–C

8.6%

rated E–G

£1,026

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 CB23

A92+
5.0%
B81–91
28.4%
C69–80
74
40.8%
D55–68
17.2%
E39–54
6.8%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in CB23

A
3035.0%
B
28.4%
1,711
C
40.8%
2,460
D
17.2%
1,036
E
4116.8%
F
881.5%
G
190.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCB23National AvgDifference
Heating£731/yr£782/yr▼ £51
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£108/yr£95/yr▲ £13
Total£1,026/yr£1,061/yr▼ £35

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
4,55475.5%
Flat
75612.5%
Bungalow
61310.2%
Maisonette
1051.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,32271.7%
Electric
86014.3%
Oil
77612.9%
LPG
350.6%
Other
320.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

106 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
6%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
9%
2003–2006
11%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
31%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 73, 2022: 74, 2023: 75, 2024: 75, 2025: 767976736966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
73
2022
74
2023
75
2024
75
2025
76

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